Plans for 269 news homes in Barham have been approved
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Hundreds of homes, which will triple the amount of the existing housing, have been approved for Barham with space for a new primary school and expansion of the GP surgery.
The planning application for 269 dwellings was approved at a Mid Suffolk District Council Planning Referrals Committee meeting, held on Wednesday, January 27.
Developers Pigeon Investment Management Ltd first submitted a proposal for 300 homes in 2017 for the land to the north west of Church Lane in Barham. However, those plans were rejected in 2018.
During the meeting several councillors, and planning officer Jo Hobbs, agreed the developers had made a commendable effort to mitigate concerns about ecology, landscape, archaeology and highways issues. Barham currently has approximately 650 homes.