Housing
Housing design – SPS welcomes emphasis on design, beauty and the environment
Read ArticleHenley Gate homes – Ipswich deserves better
We were disappointed that Ipswich planning committee has approved an application for 130 dwellings on Henley Road. This is...
Read ArticleEnsuring Areas of Natural Beauty remain beautiful
SPS Director’s monthly column on protecting our most sensitive landscapes from inappropriate housing development within and very close to...
Read ArticleThe lie of the land
More and more people are swapping urban dwelling for a rural idyll – real or imagined. But the countryside...
Read ArticleCountryside…… and food sustainability
Here we share a video put together by the Kirton and Trimley Community Action Group which highlights their concerns...
Read ArticleLocal Plan Consultations
We’ve responded to two local plan consultation which close in the week before Christmas: The West Suffolk Local Plan...
Read ArticlePlanning Reform White Paper – SPS writes to Suffolk MPs
Dear Member of Parliament, I write as Chairman of the Suffolk Preservation Society (SPS) – as you know we...
Read ArticleEnough brownfield land for 1.3 million new homes
CPRE’s ‘The State of Brownfield report 2020‘ reveals · Capacity for 1.3 million homes on brownfield registers revealed representing...
Read ArticleShould we trust an algorithm to set where new housing should be built?
with professional planners, campaign groups such as the society and the very communities expected to absorb the numbers in...
Read ArticlePlanning Reform: The White Paper
The government is consulting on the Planning White Paper, entitled Planning for the Future. Its stated aim is ‘to...
Read ArticleApplication for housing estate at Haughley Park refused
SPS welcomes the recent decision by MSDC to refuse a second application for housing on the site of the...
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