North Felixstowe Garden Neighbourhood event on Tuesday

East Suffolk Council is inviting the public to give their views about plans for the North Felixstowe Garden Neighbourhood at a consultation event at Brackenbury Sports Centre in High Road East in Felixstowe between 3pm and 8pm on Tuesday.

The plans had sparked concerns on social media that homes will be built on the 30-acre Eastward Ho! playing fields in Felixstowe, which are bordered by the Grove woods.

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One online poster said: "Some may remember the meeting regarding the North Felixstowe development earlier in the year.

"There’s been a citizen’s panel discussing various aspects of this and it’s arisen now that there are plans for developments on Eastward Ho!

"This was previously a line in the sand for the community. If you object to this, please please please speak up to councillors and make sure your voice is heard."

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However, in May an East Suffolk Council spokesperson said: “Proposals are still at a very early stage, however - as explained in the FAQ section of the scheme’s website - the protection and enhancement of the Grove woodland and Eastward Ho! is central to the master-planning process.

"We are also committed to upgrading the four existing playing fields on the Eastward Ho! recreational area."

Felixstowe town councillor Mike Deacon also said that "nobody can touch the woods," adding there were covenants on it and there would be "uproar" if anybody suggested the woods could be knocked down to make way for housing.

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The new homes - set to be built over a 20 to 30-year period - will increase the resort's population by about 10,000 people.

The 345-acre site stretches from Gulpher Road in the north to the Dock Spur roundabout in the west and Ferry Road in the east.

A new £25million state-of-the-art leisure centre is also expected to form part of the development.