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Some Sudbury townspeople are unhappy about a Babergh council decision on the future of Belle Vue House Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown A row has erupted after district councillors chose a commercial developer over a not-for-profit alternative for a facelift project on an historic site. Babergh District Council’s cabinet considered six bids to transform authority-owned Belle Vue House in Sudbury following a decade of setbacks and unsuccessful schemes for the site which has had various uses over the years, including a hospital. At a behind-closed-doors meeting, councillors chose Bidder B, a private developer which plans to create a “retirement living development” and convert the existing Victorian house back into private living accommodation. All six bids wanted to retain the house. ....
Sudbury businessman Theo Bird, who chairs the group, said the aim was to create something for the benefit of the people of Sudbury which would also attract visitors to the town. “Our funding model is for the social enterprise to act as the benevolent freeholder with ongoing oversight on the scheme but to sell businesses in order to fund/cashflow the scheme this achieves the goal and maximises the opportunity in a small market town,” he explained. “Our key goal is to use this opportunity to enhance the town centre offering, and increase the quality of life for residents in the Sudbury and surrounding feeder villages in a sustainable, economically sound manner.” ....