Suffolk: The large housing developments approved in 2022

The proposals have been scrutinised by community leaders, with a number of projects comprising more than 100 homes given the green light in 2022.

Here is a selection of some of the biggest developments approved by planners this year.

Babergh

• The second phase of Sudbury's Chilton Woods development, comprising 242 homes, was approved in November
• Plans for more than 100 homes in Sproughton were set for approval in June

East Suffolk

• A total of 139 new homes for land off Gun Lane and High Road in Trimley St Martin were approved back in April
• Planners gave a 366-home scheme for land near the Dock Spur roundabout in Felixstowe the green light in March
• Community leaders were set to approve detailed plans for nearly 200 homes at the huge Brightwell Lakes development in JulyA CGI of the homes being built by Taylor Wimpey near Stowmarket (Image: Taylor Wimpey)

Mid Suffolk

• Final approval was granted for 234 more homes of the Northfield View development in Stowmarket in May
• A scheme for 104 new properties off Norton Road in Thurston was approved in September
• Final planning approval for 300 homes in Bury Road in Woolpit was green lit in January
• A total of 138 homes south of Eye Airfield were set for approval in February
• Planners approved a project for 250 homes on land off Stowupland Road in Stowmarket in November
• Taylor Wimpey received the go-ahead for 269 homes in Barham in November
• Plans for up to 115 homes in Bramford were set for approval in November

West Suffolk

• Crest Nicholson's plans for 141 homes near the Kings Warren housing development in Red Lodge were approved in August
• Taylor Wimpey received approval for 145 homes on the edge of Haverhill in July
• A total of 113 homes from Persimmon were approved in north-west Haverhill in December