Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan Analysis of Responses to the Issues and Options Public Consultation October 2015 Consultation Period 19th October 2015 - 30th November 2015 Suffolk Coastal…where quality of life counts Contents Record of how Issues and Options consultation documents were distributed and promoted ................................................................................................................................. 4 General Comments .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Do you have any thoughts on the approach the Council has followed? Is there an alternative approach that you think should be considered for the more detailed distribution of housing in the Felixstowe, Walton & the Trimleys as set out in the Core Strategy and why? ...................................................................................................... 7 Presentation of documents.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Evidence Base. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Spatial and Sustainability. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Q1. How can links with the Port be enhanced? ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Q2. Any opportunities for improvements to the road and rail networks? .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Q3. Which parts of the road network are at capacity? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Q4. How can links between the AAP and Felixstowe Futures be successful? ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 Housing. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Q5. What sites identified in the SHLAA 2014 need to be allocated/ brought forward for development? ......................................................................................................... 22 Q6. Which SHLAA 2014 sites should be discounted? .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Q7. Do we need to consider any other residential sites? .................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Q9. What type and style of developments do communities want to see on future residential sites? Which sites would be appropriate for flats and other smaller units and which sites would be appropriate for larger units? ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Q10. What will be the cumulative impact of bringing these residential sites forward? ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Q8. Is the Council correct to remove the areas to be protected from development not within the Physical Limits Boundaries such as around Falkenham Church. ............. 43 The Economy. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Q11. Are all the employment sites within the Felixstowe Peninsula still required? ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Q12. Are there any other potential employment sites which need to be brought forward? ............................................................................................................................. 44 Felixstowe Peninsula Area Action Plan Analysis of Response to Issues and Options Consultation Page 1 Q13. Should uses on employment sites be restricted to traditional B1 (Business), B2 (General Industry) and B8 (Storage and Distribution) uses or do we need to take a more flexible approach? ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Q14. Do any other sites surrounding the Port of Felixstowe need to be included within the Strategic Employment Areas? ........................................................................... 46 Q15. Is the current town centre boundary still appropriate? ............................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Q16. Should any areas be included or excluded from the town centre boundary? ............................................................................................................................................ 48 Q17. Does the primary shopping area need to be extended to include areas fronting the Triangle? ................................................................................................................ 48 Q18. Should the boundaries of the existing District Centres be re-defined? ...................................................................................................................................................... 49 Q19. Do any other District Centres or Local Centres need to be identified as part of the Felixstowe Peninsula AAP? ...................................................................................... 49 Q20. Is it necessary to protect the existing car parks through a specific allocation? .......................................................................................................................................... 50 Q21. Can the tourism needs of Felixstowe be met under one blanket criteria based policy? ............................................................................................................................ 51 Q22. Are there any tourism related policies which the Council need to retain as specific policies? .................................................................................................................. 51 Environment............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 53 Q23. Should policies protecting Landscape and Townscape features be combined as there are certain similarities within these designations which seek to avoid material adverse impact upon these areas? If so, should there be one policy to cover these designations, or should some division be maintained? .................................................. 55 Q24. Is the criteria within the Special Landscape Area policy (AP13) still appropriate? ..................................................................................................................................... 56 Q25. What does the Coastal Change Management policy need to include? ...................................................................................................................................................... 56 Q26. Local Plan Saved Policy AP1 on Conservation Areas is more detailed that the other policies. Is this extra detail justified, and if so does this warrant a separate policy for Conservation Areas? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Q27. Should the policy on Areas to be Protected from Development be combined with the policy on Conservation Areas, as Areas to be Protected from Development have similar protection to areas identified in conservation areas which should not be developed? ................................................................................................................