The lack of land for self-build homes in Debenham is an important issue that has been raised in the debate on the village Facebook page following the news that Taylor Wimpey still wants to build, on a reduced scale, on land north of Gracechurch Street. Izaak Frost started this conversation, […]
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Taylor Wimpey folds up its tents and steals away
Taylor Wimpey has withdrawn its “free go” second attempt to build 295 houses on land north of Gracechurch Street. The Mid Suffolk Council website shows the application was withdrawn on Monday (June 29) There is no indication of why. Had the developer been advised by planning officers that there was […]
Mid Suffolk council’s ‘colossal failings’ give developers carte blanche
Mid Suffolk District Council has been accused of “colossal failings” which have put villages “at the mercy” of housing developers. The claim comes from Debenham Parish Council in its formal objection to a plan by Taylor Wimpey to build 295 houses in the village. “Debenham is the latest, but by […]
Three quarters of village’s historic buildings missing from TW application
The concentration of important buildings in the centre of Debenham illustrates the difficulties the village faces in improving traffic flows and parking. There are 94 structures in the parish listed as being of historic and/or architectural interest. They contribute to the charm of the place. So why has Taylor Wimpey […]
Size of Taylor Wimpey site increased while talks with planners took place
The size of the proposed housing scheme north of Gracechurch Street was enlarged during a period when Mid Suffolk planning officers were discussing the plan with Taylor Wimpey. The extent of the enlargement is revealed in a supplementary ecology survey carried out in November last year. The first survey, of […]