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Following further representations received from the Local Highway Authority at Suffolk County Council and other comments received from the Suffolk Police Authority. The changes to the scheme are summarised in the agents letter, a copy of which is available via the link below:
Agents Letter October 2009
The associated drawings can be viewed by following the link below:
Drawings submitted in October 2009
Please note that the link above takes you to the Planning Application search pages, to view a drawing select the Documents tab shown under the application reference number, from the list displayed simply select the drawing name, the drawing will then open in a separate window.
The applicants have amended Chapter 7 of the Integrated Ecology, Heritage and Landscape Management Plan in order to consider the cumulative impact of their proposed development and the approved development at Shotley Marina upon the adjacent internationally protected wildlife sites. The Management Plan, which is now at version 3 forms part of the submission of Reserved Matters and, therefore, constitutes an amendment to the submission. The document can be viewed below:
HMS Ganges Management Plan Version 3 9-9-09 (PDF, 1.9Mb)
Following the receipt of representations from the Local Highway Authority at Suffolk County Council the applicants have made some changes to the layout of the development and have submitted revised drawings to the Local Planning Authority. The Local Highway Authority's concerns principally relate to proposed widths of some of the internal roads and specifications of some of the proposed parking spaces and approaches. The revised drawings can be viewed by following the link provided below:
Ganges August 2009 Update
The following documents provide information on some of the highway works which are proposed along the B1456 between the application site and Wherstead.
Drawing G060199-004 Rev D B1456-B1080 Junction (PDF, 1Mb)
Drawing G060199-06 Rev A Chelmondiston Village footway (PDF, 1.5Mb)
Drawing G060199-07 Rev E Shotley Gate Village crossing and bus stop improvements (PDF, 2.2Mb)
Drawing G060199-011 Rev E Chelmondiston Village traffic calming (PDF, 1.5Mb)
Drawing G060199-013 Rev B Woolverstone Village proposed traffic calming (PDF, 1Mb)
Drawing G060199-014 A137-B1456 Junction (PDF, 575kb)
Drawing G060199-015 Rev A A137-B1436 Junction (PDF, 850kb)
Budget Estimate (B1456 Works) Rev B (PDF, 30kb)
The applicant has made some relatively minor changes to the Environmental Statement submitted with the application, and this has led to the replacement of some parts of the document.
The Changes made to the Environmental Statement are explained in the applicant’s letter dated 11th March 2009.
Part 1 of the Statement (the written statement) is replaced in its entirety from the version submitted to the Council in September 2008.
One of the figures in Part 2 of the Environmental Statement has been re-nuMbered.
Please ensure that these documents are read in conjunction with the elements of the Environmental Statement which remains unchanged (see September 2008 updates).
The applicant's letter, statement amendment and changed Figure are included below.
Applicants letter dated 11th March 2009 (PDF, 132Kb)
Environmental Statement written statement, with March 2009 amendments (PDF, 1.75Mb)
Figure 4.1b (PDF, 200Kb)
The applicants have also updated and replaced their ‘Integrated Ecology, Heritage and Landscape Management Plan', this document can be viewed below.
Integrated Ecology, Heritage and Landscape Management Plan - Version 2 dated 10th March 2009 (PDF, 2.67Mb)
The applicants have provided a draft version of the Heads of Terms for a legal agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). This can be viewed below.
Heads of Terms draft version (PDF, 29Kb)
The Council has received a revised Environmental Statement and further revised drawings illustrating amendments to the car parking layouts on some parts of the site.
The following documents have been submitted:
Environmental Statement, Figures and Appendices
September 2008 Drawing 18504A/519/A (PDF, 542Kb) (Street Elevations - Units 44-45, 100-105, 119-124, 137-142, 163-168)
September 2008 Drawings 18504A/102 to 265
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/100 (PDF, 1.8Mb) (Location Plan)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/102 to 105 (Site Layouts)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/106 (PDF, 2.54Mb) (Site Layout Phasing Plan)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/107 (PDF, 759Kb) (Demolition Plan)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/108 (PDF, 2.37Mb) (Proposed Site Plan showing possible future uses of remaining HMS Ganges site area & potential spine road)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/110 to 119 (External Works Plans)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/125 to 140 (Artist Impressions)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/150 to 181 (Ground Floor Plans)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/200 to 275 (First/Second Floor Plans)
August 2007 Drawings 18504A/500 to 577 (Scheme Elevations)
Environmental Statement – Non Technical Summary
Amended plans (61 plans in total)
The Council received a nuMber of revised plans from the applicant detailing amendments to their scheme. The council has held back on consulting on these plans pending the submission of a revised Environmental Statement. The Statement has recently been submitted (see below) and the plans received in May 2008 are now open to comment.
The following plans have been submitted (please click on the link to access):
Covering letter (PDF, 9.3 Mb)
Amended plans (65 plans in total)
The applicant’s have submitted further drawings to illustrate some changes to their proposals. These relate to some of the proposed plots in the south east and south west corners of the site. Furthermore, additional information has been provided in the form of i) an arboricultural impact assessment, ii) noise surveys and iii) a drainage strategy. These details have been subject to a further period of public consultation which expired on 24th December 2007. Any late representations received following the expiry date but in advance of a decision being taken on the application will be taken into account by the Council.
December 2007 documents
The owners of the former HMS Ganges site have submitted amendments to the current reserved matters application for the erection of a retirement community development (404 dwellings) with nursing home and associated facilities. Outline planning permission has already been obtained for this development (ref application nuMber B/88/01560/OUT). The reserved matters being considered now are for the siting, design and external appearance of the buildings, means of access to and the landscaping of the site.
The following plans and documents can be viewed by clicking on the links below:-
Covering letter from Savills
October 2007 Environmental Statement (PDF, 1.2Mb)
October 2007 Non Technical Summary (PDF, 157 Kb) (Excluding Appendices).
Site layouts (drawing numbers 18504A/102 to 105).
Development Phasing Plan 18504A/106 (PDF, 2.54Mb).
Demolition Plan 18504A/107 (PDF, 762Kb).
Illustration of possible future uses of the remaining areas of the HMS Ganges site which are outside of the Reserved Matters application site 18504A/108 (PDF, 2.37Mb).
Please note the uses which are outside the site of the reserved matters submission are not formally part of the application and would need to be the subject of a separate application for planning permission).
External works plans (including landscaping – drawing numbers 18504A/110 to 119).
Artist impressions (drawing numbers 18504A/125 to 140).
The revised reserved matters submission contains close to 200 drawings, the majority of which do not appear here. These are predominantly the elevations and floor plans of the proposed buildings and can be viewed at the Council Offices during normal business hours which are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00 am to 4.30 pm on Friday.
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