RESPONSE TO LDF CONSULTATION

 

 

 

At its meeting on 9 February 2009 the Parish Council resolved that:

 

 

  • The following Planning Statement be adopted and form the Council’s response to the LDF consultation in respect of the LDF Site Specific Allocations and Policies, Issues and Options December 2008: proposal references  538: Grove Farm, The Street, Little Bealings (housing), 623: Land off Hall Road, rear of The Chestnuts, Martlesham (housing) and 774a: Land at Kiln Farm, Main Road, Playford (housing):

1.      Planning decisions will be based upon maintaining the rural nature of Little Bealings and its surroundings, with flexibility for considering individual applications for development outside the current (ie as at February 2009) village envelope

2.      Decisions on development proposals will be based on sustainable development principles, ensuring an integrated approach to the consideration of:

·       Social inclusion, recognising the needs of everyone

·       Effective protection and enhancement of the environment

·       Prudent use of natural resources

3.      The overall aim is to protect the countryside for the sake of its intrinsic character and beauty, the diversity of its landscapes, heritage and wildlife, the wealth of its natural resources so that it may be enjoyed by all

4.      When planning applications affect neighbouring parishes, a co-ordinated decision with those neighbouring parishes will be attempted

 

·         The Council objects to any change to the current physical limits boundary of the parish and therefore to LDF Site Specific Allocations and Policies, Issues and Options December 2008: proposal reference 500: Manor Farm, The Street, Little Bealings: physical limits extension.

 

·         The Council agrees with its settlement hierarchy classification as a Local Service Centre

 

·        The Council objects to the location of the A12 resulting in Little Bealings being included in the ‘Area East of Ipswich’ in the LDF Core Strategy and Development Control Policies:  Preferred Options: December 2008, paragraph SP3.14.  Little Bealings has no direct access on to the A12 from the parish and has closer affinity with services provided in Woodbridge (being less urban and closer) than in Ipswich.

 

·        The Council objects to the alternative option for the direction of growth for new housing and associated community and social facilities, as set out in SP3.19 of the same document, in the area north of the A1214, Woodbridge Road and which includes Playford Road.  Development in this area would have significant impact, with through traffic rat running on minor C roads.  There would be severe implications on local infrastructure if new access roads were developed.