Draft Core Strategy and Policies Focused Review

Object

Representation ID: 645

Received: 07/03/2014

Respondent: Lafarge Tarmac

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Measures to ensure that new development is flood resilient are supported. It must be recognised, however, that the re-use and expansion of existing industrial sites located within the flood plain (including the Ipswich port) should not be unnecessarily fettered by flood restrictions where simple measures such as flood evacuation plans can allow industrial activity to safely take place.

Object

Representation ID: 646

Received: 07/03/2014

Respondent: Lafarge Tarmac

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

This policy should explicitly acknowledge the important role of Ipswich Port and the need for flexibility to support both port related activities and established industrial uses within the port site.

Object

Representation ID: 653

Received: 07/03/2014

Respondent: Lafarge Tarmac

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The sub-text to this policy at paragraph 9.146 is very important and is of particular importance in assessing the Council's proposals for regeneration. In planning for more sensitive uses (e.g. housing), these should be located away from industrial sites to prevent future objections which may prevent the effective operation of the existing use and thus be harmful to the economy.