Adopted Stowmarket Area Action Plan - Mid Suffolk District Council

Stowmarket Area Action PlanSAAP Policy 7.11Landscaping and settingDevelopment of this site must address the following:1. The need for both formal and informal public open space, including formal playingpitches to the north of the site, and a designated ecological wetland area to thesouth-east of the site.2. Public access to the countryside and to the Gipping Valley path in particular, andcontributions to the River Gipping improvements.3. Areas affected for flood risk must be of a use compatible with the NPPF TechnicalGuidance.4. Landscape proposals must satisfactorily address:i. the 'urban gateway' role of the site;ii. limiting its visual intrusion into the open countryside, including a minimum of40m of structural landscaping along the length of Cedars Link A1120 foreach phase of development;iii. views in, out, and across the site;iv. the important 'edge of town' setting;v. potential light pollution issues;vi. the needs of the NPPF Technical Guidance; andvii. a designated wetland area to the south-east and provision of a plantingscheme to the north-east of the site (phase 2).Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Area Action Plan (February 2013)79