Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy

Support

Representation ID: 22932

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments.
The UEA are fully supportive of the fact that the identified growth offers the opportunity to strengthen Norwich’s role as a key part of the national economy, particularly through the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor.
The Delivery Statement recognises that strategic sites are identified to promote growth in the knowledge-intensive sectors. The identification of the preferred allocations of GNLP0133-B, GNLP0133-D and GNLP0140-C will directly help to promote growth in the knowledge-intensive sectors. The preferred allocations of GNLP0133-C and GNLP0133-E, which are for predominantly student accommodation, will help support the role of enhancing the UEA, with the overarching purpose of promoting growth in the knowledge-based sectors

Support

Representation ID: 22933

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments.

UEA are supportive of the consideration being given to ensuring that development is created to be resilient to the impacts of climate change. The UEA boasts some of the best climatic research in the country, being a leader in the field of environmental research, and is committed to replicating this success in how the campus and surrounding environment is managed and developed.

Following on from adopting a low energy/carbon agenda in the early 1990s, the UEA has sought to develop the campus in a way that reduces environmental impacts, through long-term planning. Examples of the UEA’s dedication to achieving low carbon development is The Enterprise Centre, which is the first large-scale building to achieve both Passivhaus Certification and BREEAM Outstanding, which result in it being one of the UK’s most sustainable academic buildings.

Accordingly, the design principles encompassed in the Climate Change Statement are supported. It will be sought, where viable and achievable to do so, to design GNLP0133-B, GNLP0133-C, GNLP0133-D, GNLP0133-E, and GNLP0140-C, to low carbon standards.

Support

Representation ID: 22934

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments
The proposed Settlement Hierarchy and the identification of the UEA as part of the Norwich Urban Area is supported. The UEA is a world class research university, being a leader in creative writing, life and environmental sciences. The presence of the UEA in Norwich has significantly contributed to Norwich’s recent economic, social and cultural growth. The UEA’s presence has enabled Norwich to attract many young, skilled workers to the area and, importantly, helped retain them locally.
Therefore, the UEA support the scale of growth directed to the Norwich Urban Area, including 4,395 new dwellings. Development on GNLP0133-C and GNLP0133-E will help to support and meet a particular area of housing growth in the Norwich Urban Area

Support

Representation ID: 22935

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments.
For reasons outlined in relation to Question 12, the UEA fully support the identification of the Norwich Urban Area as a location to accommodate additional growth.

Comment

Representation ID: 22936

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Comments.
Whilst it is appreciated that the UEA does not solely comprise a strategic employment location, it is suggested that the policy is amended to reflect the valuable role which the UEA provides to the Norwich and UK economy. The UEA contributes £1.04 billion to the UK economy, of which £468 million is retained within Norwich.
Accordingly, development on GNLP0133-B, GNLP0133-C, GNLP-133-D, GNLP0133-E and GNLP0140-C will help support and sustain the important contribution of the UEA to the economy.

Support

Representation ID: 22937

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments.
The proposed review of the plan 5 years after adoption is fully consistent with paragraph 33 of the NPPF.

Support

Representation ID: 22938

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments.
The need to support sustainable growth through the provision of infrastructure improvements is, in principle, supported. However, the policy should recognise that infrastructure provision must be proportionate to each development.

Support

Representation ID: 22939

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments.
The UEA are supportive of the strategy to ensure that development proposals conserve and enhance the built, historic and natural environment.
As outlined within the Representations for GNLP0133-B, GNLP0133-C, GNLP0133-D, and GNLP0133-E, Historic England consulted on the potential designation of the landscape surrounding the UEA as Historic Parkland (Case: 1466188). Notwithstanding this, regardless of whether the landscape is designated as Historic Parkland, development on each site will be designed in a manner to respect the visual setting of the UEA, whilst facilitating the growth and expansion of the UEA.

Support

Representation ID: 22940

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments.
The UEA are supportive of the strategy to ensure that development proposals conserve and enhance the built, historic and natural environment.
As outlined within the Representations for GNLP0133-B, GNLP0133-C, GNLP0133-D, and GNLP0133-E, Historic England consulted on the potential designation of the landscape surrounding the UEA as Historic Parkland (Case: 1466188). Notwithstanding this, regardless of whether the landscape is designated as Historic Parkland, development on each site will be designed in a manner to respect the visual setting of the UEA, whilst facilitating the growth and expansion of the UEA.

Support

Representation ID: 22941

Received: 13/03/2020

Respondent: Bidwells

Number of people: 2

Support, with comments.
The UEA are supportive of improvements to transport infrastructure to develop the role of Norwich, and support the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor. More specifically, the UEA are supportive and dedicated to the provision of a cross valley transport link between the UEA and the wider Norwich Research Park, alongside signficant improvements to the bus, cycling and walking networks around this area