Inside a show home at Laureate Fields, Felixstowe
- Credit: CHRIS RAWLINGS
Objections have been lodged over plans to build 150 new homes on agricultural land on the edge of a Suffolk seaside town.
Generator Optima has submitted the proposals to East Suffolk Council for a 9.4-acre farmland site off Gulpher Road, behind Conway Close and Swallow Close in Old Felixstowe.
The site -
But Felixstowe Town Council has urged refusal of the scheme submitted - saying it was particularly concerned about another development commencing whilst work is still ongoing at Laureate Fields across the road.
It also voiced worries about the foul water and surface drainage capacity and the consequential impact on highways.
Inside a show home at Laureate Fields, Felixstowe
- Credit: CHRIS RAWLINGS
Objections have been lodged over plans to build 150 new homes on agricultural land on the edge of a Suffolk seaside town.
Generator Optima has submitted the proposals to East Suffolk Council for a 9.4-acre farmland site off Gulpher Road, behind Conway Close and Swallow Close in Old Felixstowe.
The site -
But Felixstowe Town Council has urged refusal of the scheme submitted - saying it was particularly concerned about another development commencing whilst work is still ongoing at Laureate Fields across the road.
It also voiced worries about the foul water and surface drainage capacity and the consequential impact on highways.
Published:
12:04 PM May 6, 2021
Inside the show home at Generator Group s Laureate Fields development in Ferry Road, Felixstowe - the company is now planning to build 150 homes across the road.
- Credit: CHRIS RAWLINGS
Consultation is under way on proposals for 150 new homes on agricultural land on the edge of a Suffolk seaside town.
Developers Generator Group are preparing to submit an outline planning application for the farmland off Gulpher Road, behind Conway Close and Swallow Close in Old Felixstowe.
The site -
opposite where 196 homes are currently being constructed in Ferry Road - is earmarked for development in the local plan and residents had been expecting proposals to come forward at some point in the next 15 years.
Published:
12:04 PM May 6, 2021
Updated:
4:52 PM May 6, 2021
Inside the show home at Generator Group s Laureate Fields development in Ferry Road, Felixstowe - the company is now planning to build 150 homes across the road.
- Credit: CHRIS RAWLINGS
Consultation is under way on proposals for 150 new homes on agricultural land on the edge of a Suffolk seaside town.
Developers Generator Group are preparing to submit an outline planning application for the farmland off Gulpher Road, behind Conway Close and Swallow Close in Old Felixstowe.
The site -
opposite where 196 homes are currently being constructed in Ferry Road - is earmarked for development in the local plan and residents had been expecting proposals to come forward at some point in the next 15 years.