Comment

Representation ID: 22058

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Norwich International Airport

Agent: Barton Willmore

5.2 Norwich Airport partly supports Policy 1 as the Airport area is considered a strategic
employment location. It is ideally located on the strategic road network, as shown in
Figure 1. The Site is suitable to support a wide range of economic sectors, helping to
contribute to the delivery of 33,000 additional jobs throughout the Plan period.
5.3 However, Norwich Airport would question the assertion that the land provided for in 2018
is sufficient for the region’s needs throughout the Plan period. The Report undertaken by
Bidwells and Roche has demonstrated that the existing employment floorspace is not of
a high quality to support new businesses, shown at Appendix 2. New companies require
flexibility and the Site is able to provide suitable floorspace that is beneficial from a
quantitative (it would be the largest single allocation in the Plan) and qualitative (it would provide modern floorspace, adapting to companies’ requirements and market changes)
perspective.