West Suffolk Five Year Housing Land Supply report (5YHLS) 2022 consultation
West Suffolk Five Year Housing Land Supply draft report 2022
Appendix 4 other large sites (category b)
Site | Site allocation reference in the former Forest Heath Site Allocations Local Plan and St Edmundsbury Vision 2031 Local Plans and planning application reference where applicable | Evidence to support the deliverability (in terms of availability, suitability and achievability), of sites, showing evidence there will be completions within five years | Progress being made towards the submission of an application | Progress with site assessment work | Relevant information about site viability, ownership constraints or infrastructure provision | Anticipated start date and delivery rate (where applicable refer to rate of delivery compared to that shown in previous trajectory) |
Bird in Hand Hotel, The Street, Beck Row | DC/19/1939/OUT | This site has outline planning permission which was granted for 16 dwellings on 21 July 2021 | Development is expected to commence on site towards the end of the five-year period and units completed in 2025 to 2026. | |||
Land at Gas House Drove, Brandon | SA2(b) DC/16/1450/OUT | This site has outline planning permission which was granted for nine dwellings on 15 August 2019 | Development is expected to commence on site towards the end of the five-year period and units completed in 2025 to 2026. | |||
South-east Bury St Edmunds | BV7 DC/15/2483/OUT | The site has outline planning permission approved on 6 March 2020 for (means of access) to be considered) on to Rougham Hill and Sicklesmere Road) to include up to 1250 dwellings (Use Class C3); local centre comprising retail floor space (A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5), a community hall (D2), land for a primary school (D1), and car parking: a relief road, vehicular access and associated works including bridge over the River Lark: sustainable transport links: open space (including children’s play areas): sustainable drainage (SuDS): sports playing fields: allotments and associated ancillary works | Various reserved matters applications and Dcons have been submitted. | No known constraints. Hopkins Homes and Denbury Homes are developers for the site. | Development has commenced on site. First housing completions are expected 2024 to 2025. | |
Land at Chedburgh | RV11(a) | The site is allocated for development in the adopted local plan. Agents on behalf of the landowner have advised the site is being brought forward and pre-application is expected to be submitted. | Contact from agent on behalf of landowner has confirmed pre-application will be submitted. | No known constraints | The site is expected to be delivered towards the end of the five-year period, in 2025 to 2026. | |
School Road, Great Barton | RV18 | The site is allocated within the Rural Vision 2031 Local Plan (RV18) as suitable for residential development with a capacity of 40 dwellings. The neighbourhood plan for Great Barton allocates under policy GB3 up to 150 dwellings (including 30 per cent affordable housing) or any higher number of dwellings included in any future adopted development brief for the site pursuant to Policy RV18 of the Rural Vision Local Plan Document The site is available for development and regarded as viable. There are no known constraints affecting delivery of the site. | A development brief is being prepared. | The owners confirm site assessment work is in progress. | There are no known infrastructure constraint. The site is owned by Suffolk County Council. | Taking account of lead in times the site is expected to commence towards the end of the five-year period, with the site continuing to be built up thereafter. |
North-west Haverhill | HV3 Planning permission for 1150 dwellings SE/09/1283 and DC/17/0048/FUL and DC/18/2551/RM | The site has planning permission. The relief road (full) part of the hybrid application has commenced. Construction of phase 1 is completed (200 dwellings). Phase 1 (DC/16/2836/RM) – 200 dwellings – permission granted Jan 2017 Phase 2a (DC/20/0615/RM) – 41 dwellings – permission granted April 2020 Phase 2b (DC/21/0110/RM) – 127 dwellings – permission granted Feb 2021 Further detail on applications see statement of common ground. Persimmon Homes own the entire site. There are no viability issues on this site and design, s106 requirements and affordable housing is provided in line with policy and as specified in the s106. | Ongoing submission of various reserved matters applications for individual phases. | N/A | No known constraints | Number commenced not known, as external building control inspectors. 40 units were completed in the last monitoring year 2021 to 2022. 28 units have already been completed so far in this monitoring year 2022 to 2023. The delivery rate year on year in the next five years reflects that supplied by the developer Persimmon Homes. |
Brickfields Drive, Haverhill | DC/16/0473/OUT | Outline planning permission for up to 30 units was approved on 15 August 2017 with a s106 agreement. Condition 3 of the planning permission states residential development shall not commence until the relief road under planning permission SE/09/1283 commences (north-west Haverhill). This road is under construction so this site can now come forward. Reserved matters application is under consideration. | N/A | None known constraints | 30 homes are expected to be delivered in the next monitoring year 2023 to 2024. | |
North-east Haverhill (Great Wilsey Park) | HV4 DC/15/2151/OUT and DC/19/0834/RM and Various RM, DCON’s, VAR and NMA’s some discharged and some pending | Planning permission for up to 2500 homes, two primary schools, two local centres, open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure. Redrow homes are developers for the site. DC/19/0834/RM – The main infrastructure reserved matters covering the first phase (1080 dwellings) of the site has been approved. First residential phase is being built out. | Ongoing application to determine various phases of the scheme for this strategic site. | N/A | Redrow Homes are the developers for the site. Road infrastructure commenced on sites in November 2020. | Given the strategic nature of the site, it will be built out over a number of years, beyond the five-year supply period. The trajectory has been adjusted to assume 80 dwellings per annum over the five-year period, in accordance with delivery rates envisaged by the developer. |
Land adjacent The Limes Cottage, Mill Road, Kedington | RV13(b) DC/14/1751/OUT and Various DCON’s and NMA’s some pending determination | Outline planning permission was approved on 26 January 2021 for application (means of access and landscaping to be considered) – (i) up to 40 residential units with associated garages, parking and roads, including the provision of open space; (ii) alterations to existing vehicular access to provide new junction with Mill Road and; (iii) provision of structural landscaping details as amended by additional pedestrian feature on Mill Road as amended by plans received detailing the pedestrian road crossing on Mill Road | On going | None known | The site is expected to be delivered towards the end of the five-year period, in 2025 to 2026. | |
Land north of Station Road, Lakenheath | SA8(b) DC/14/2096/HYB | Hybrid planning permission was granted on 3 February 2020 for – 1) Full application for the creation of a new vehicular access onto Station Road, and entrance to a new | A reserved matters application is expected to be submitted later in 2022. | None known | It is anticipated delivery will commence on site later in the five-year period, with first 50 dwellings completed in 2025 to 2026. | |
Land west of Eriswell Road, Lakenheath | SA7(b) F/13/0394/OUT, NMA(1)/13/0394 and RM application submitted | Planning permission for up to 140 dwellings approved October 2018 and a non-material amendment approved 11 December 2018. Persimmon are the developers for the site. | Reserved matters application submitted July 2021 and pending determination. | Persimmon homes are the developers for the site. | Rate of delivery have been pushed back to that previously forecasted in 2021 with commencement on site expected in 2024. This is reasonable lead in time for this site. | |
Rabbithill Covert, Station Road, Lakenheath | SA8(a) F/13/0345/OUT | Planning permission for up to 81 dwellings approved September 2018. Site will be brought forward by Evera Homes by contractor Cocksedge building Contractors Limited. Various reserved matters, discharge of conditions and variation of condition applications pending determination | The delivery of the site has been put back to first completions in 2023 to 2024 compared to previous trajectory | |||
District Council Offices, College Heath Road, Mildenhall | SA5(b) | The site is considered suitable for housing development. The site lies within the settlement boundary and has been allocated for housing in the former Forest Heath Site Allocations Local Plan (ref SA5(b)) with indicative capacity for the former council offices reduced to 45 units. This excludes the police station which is coming forward separately as a small site for eight units. The site is registered on West Suffolk’s brownfield register. | A planning application is expected to be submitted next year | Initial viability assessment for the site has been undertaken. | The site has been vacated. The previous occupiers of this site relocated to the Mildenhall hub site in 2021 thus vacating the site SA5(b) for development. There has been a slippage to this timetable Previously envisaged. | Anticipate delivery in the five-year period. |
Land at Hatchfield Farm, Newmarket | SA6(g) DC/13/0408/OUT and DC/22/0420/RM | Planning permission for 400 units and associated development allowed on 12 March 2020. Developer is Sansovino Developments Ltd. Masterplan approved for the site March 2019 The site is available for development. There are no legal or ownership constraints to commencement of development. The site is considered viable for the proposed use. Funding is in place for site infrastructure and enabling. Reserved matter application for site accesses and spine road approved 9 Sept 2022 Further detail on applications see statement of common ground | The developer for the site is Sansovino Developments Ltd. | Delivery rates are assumed at 100 dwellings per annum with first completions expected in 2023 to 2024. Taking a slightly cautious approach to delivery compared to that envisaged by the developer. | ||
Former police station, Newmarket | DC/18/0821/OUT | Planning permission approved for conversion of existing building to 12 apartments in April 2019. Outline planning permission for the conversion of the former police station and magistrates court (sui generis) and Suffolk County Council Adult Services (Class D1) to 12 apartments (Class C3). The building is no longer needed for its previous use. | The site is expected to be delivered in 2022 to 2023 | |||
Land to the west Kingshall Street, Rougham | RV24(a) Outline planning application reference DC/19/1405/OUT approved 20 November 2020 for 13 dwellings with public open space, parking and landscaping | The site is a local plan allocation with planning permission. The site is deliverable. | Development is expected to commence on site towards the end of the five-year period and seven units completed in 2026 to 2027. | |||
Beeches Road, West Row | SA14(a) DC/21/2337/OUT | The site forms part of a local plan allocation with a resolution to approve outline planning permission on 2 November 2022. The site is deliverable. | The site is owned by Suffolk County Council. | Development is expected to commence on site towards the end of the five-year period | ||
land west of Three Counties Way, Withersfield | APP/F3545/W/20/3256979 and DC/22/0469/RM | The site was allowed on appeal. The reserved matters application for 145 homes was approved 11 July 2022. | Development is expected to commence on site towards the end of the five-year period. |
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