Land on the edge of Ipswich where 190 homes will be built
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Final approval for 190 homes on the edge of Ipswich has been given, just one month after developers were tasked with improving proposals.
Mid Suffolk District Council s development control committee on Wednesday gave the green light for plans by Bellway Homes to develop land off Old Norwich Road on the outskirts of Ipswich,
Councillors in January dubbed the reserved matters around landscape, appearance, scale, design and layout as poorly conceived , raising particular concerns over 31 homes having tandem parking spaces one in front of the other, drainage worries, and the layout of the roundabout at the site s entrance which it was feared could pose a danger to cyclists.
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6:45 AM January 21, 2021
Bellway Homes have submitted a reserved matters application for 190 homes off Old Norwich Road Picture: GOOGLE MAPS
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Developers behind plans for 190 homes on the edge of Ipswich have been told to come back with improved proposals after councillors dubbed the blueprints poorly conceived .
Mid Suffolk District Council s development control committee on Wednesday unanimously agreed to defer plans for
Among them were concerns about tandem parking for three vehicles at 31 of the homes, which councillors said has not worked at other developments and causes motorists to park on grass verges instead; the design of a roundabout to access the site; and concerns it would open up the road for abuse by motorists attempting to use it as a route to Claydon when it is only allowed for buses.