Outline Planning Permission was granted on 31st January 2020 relating to land South of the Railway Line, Westerfield Road. This permission covers the land highlighted in the below image and covers a large proportion of the Fonnereau Neighbourhood:
This grants Outline Permission (with all matters reserved) for 815 dwellings alongside, a new primary school, a district centre comprising a mix of retail and office space, green spaces and a new community centre. This application was determined by Planning and Development Committee in April 2018 and a Section 106 Legal Agreement was completed on 30th January 2020.
A full summary of the proposed development and all the information submitted is available to view with the application on the below link. This includes the Committee Report, Officer Update Report, and Decision Notice.
View planning application IP/14/00638/OUTFL
The following Reserved Matters Applications, pursuant to the Outline Permission detailed above are currently under consideration:
A Reserved Matters Application relating to the scale, appearance, landscaping and layout in relation to the erection of 198 dwellings in Phase 1 pursuant to outline planning permission IP/14/00638/OUTFL. To view the Reserved Matters Application and important dates please click on the following link- IP/23/00977/REM. The application was validated on the 9th January 2024. Additional and revised documents and plans were received on 12th April 2024.
A Reserved Matters Application relating to access, scale, appearance, landscaping and layout in relation to the erection of 440 dwellings in phases 1, 2 and 3, pursuant to outline planning permission IP/14/00638/OUTFL approved on 31st January 2020. To view the Reserved Matters Application and important dates please click on the following link - IP/22/00463/REM. The application was validated on the 30th June 2022.
The following reserved matters pursuant to the outline planning permission have been approved:
The application for the construction of one vehicular bridge and one pedestrian and cycle bridge over the existing railway line was approved on the 8th August 2022. To view the application details and decision notice please click on the following link IP/22/00459/FUL. Please click on the following link to view the Committee Papers and Minutes. An application to vary condition 1 of IP/22/00459/FUL was approved on the 15th February 2023. This allowed for an increase in height to the pedestrian and cycle bridge. Please click on the following link to view the application IP/22/00985/VC. The two bridges will form part of the Henley Gate Neighbourhood and the Fonnereau Neighbourhood of Ipswich Garden Suburb and are associated with the approved outline planning permissions IP/14/00638/OUTFL and IP/16/00608/OUT.
The two bridges are under construction and are not yet available for public use. A temporary diversion of Public Footpath 18 is in place as approved under application IP/21/00486/CON which discharged condition 18 (Temporary Rail Crossing Diversion Strategy) of IP/14/00638/OUTFL.
The following conditions attached to the Outline Planning Permission IP/14/00638/OUTFL have been approved:
Other applications to discharge the pre-commencement conditions of the outline planning permission IP/14/00638/OUTFL are currently under consideration. These include:
The remaining part of the Fonnereau Neighbourhood is Ipswich School's playing field.
This page will be updated when new applications relating to the Fonnereau Neighbourhood are submitted. Please click on the following link to view ‘current news’ for Ipswich Garden Suburb.
Ipswich Borough Council,
Development Management
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15-17 Russell Road,
Ipswich,
IP1 2DE
01473 432913
