Support

Representation ID: 22947

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

The UEA is a highly sustainable location for growth. Development at the UEA will help support and sustain the long-term forecasted growth of the University campus, alongside enhancing the UEA’s role as a world class research university. Furthermore, development at the UEA will help to sustain and enhance the important role of the UEA to Norwich and the ider UK’s economy, alongside supporting the Norwich to Cambridge tech corridor, as a key part of the Norwich Research Park.

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 academic and non- academic development. Accordingly, the foregoing text demonstrates that this specific site is a suitable location for development, including the expanded red line area, and the UEA support the GNLP’s proposals to allocate the site under GNLP0133-D for both academic and non-academic uses, subject to the proposed revisions to the policy wording.