Support

Representation ID: 21930

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: UEA Estates & Buildings

Agent: Bidwells

we strongly support the preferred allocation of GNLP0140-C, Land rear/east of Institute of Food Research. The site is entirely deliverable, and capable of making a signficant contribution towards facilitating the UEA’s forecasted student growth and expansion, as part of the wider Norwich Research Park, up to 2038.

The NRP is a highly sustainable location for growth. Development on the site will help support the long-term growth of both the NRP and UEA, helping to support, sustain, and enhance the UEA’s role as a world class research university. Furthermore, development on the site will help to sustain and enhance the important role of the NRP and UEA to Norwich’s and the wider UK’s economy, alongside supporting the Norwich to Cambridge tech corridor.
As has been demonstrated, the site is suitable, available, achievable and viable, and is deliverable within the plan period. As previously recognised, there are no constraints which would affect the suitability of the site for B1(b) Science Park development, hospital expansion and other proposals ancillary and complementary to these uses. Accordingly, the foregoing text demonstrates that this specific site is a suitable location for development, and the UEA support the GNLP’s proposals to allocate the site under GNLP0140-C for B1(b) Science Park development, hospital expansion and other proposals ancillary and complementary to these uses.