Major £55m expansion to Suffolk Business Park proposed
Plans for a major £55m expansion to a business park on the edge of Bury St Edmunds have been unveiled. If successful, the plans would see seven new business units built in Zone 1 of Suffolk Business Park, located by junction 45 of the A14. The units across the 16 acre plot would create some […]
Sizewell C unveils new College on the Coast and Apprenticeship Hub plans
Plans for a new education campus in Leiston have been unveiled by Sizewell C – providing a new college and training centre for hundreds of students and apprentices. If successful, the plans would see a new College on the Coast, Apprenticeship & Trainee Hub and Centre of Excellence built on the eastern edge of Leiston, […]
Government agrees £38bn deal with investors to finance Sizewell C
Sizewell C has officially been given the government’s final stamp of approval, who will become the £38bn project’s primary funder. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband put pen to paper on a deal with private investors La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure to grant the project the final green light. It is anticipated the project will […]
New Chelmsford bridge paves the way to upcoming 1,000 home development
A new bridge providing access to an upcoming 1,000 home development on Chelmsford’s biggest brownfield site has officially opened. Bow Bridge, forming the new Bow Bridge Road, spans 50m and links Wharf Road and Parkway across the River Chelmer, home to Chelmer Waterside housing development. The bowstring-arch bridge was designed by engineers Buro Happold and […]
Topping out ceremony marks latest milestone for new Norfolk SEND school
Contractors have reached the latest milestone in the construction of a new ‘state-of-the-art’ Norfolk SEND school in Breckland. Representatives from R G Carter joined pupils, councillors and design partners NPS at the site of the new Fred Nicholson School in Swaffham for a traditional topping out ceremony. The school, which has long been based in […]
Plans for new £31m ‘show-stopping’ Ipswich M&S revealed
Hotly anticipated plans to convert the former Toys R Us store on the outskirts of Ipswich into a Marks & Spencer supermarket have been submitted. The plan’s submission comes after the retail giant bought the Copdock Interchange site’s freehold and long leasehold in 2024, taking over the unit which has lain vacant since 2018. If […]
Suffolk firm awarded ‘significant’ Sizewell C concrete contract
A Suffolk concrete company has been named among 77 suppliers in the region to be awarded a share of £330million in contracts for the construction of Sizewell C. Eastern Concrete Ltd, based in Stowmarket, will provide more than 120,000m3 of concrete during early-stage construction work over the next two years. The contract has already created […]
See inside Ipswich Museum as redevelopment project enters next phase
New photos have revealed the progress being made at Ipswich Museum as the £11.5m redevelopment project enters its next phase. The project – ongoing since the museum’s closure in October 2022 – aims to modernise the museum with new spaces and improved facilities while preserving its Victorian heritage. Changes include a reimagining of the Grade […]
Former central Ipswich gym to be converted into flats
A former gym in central Ipswich which has lain vacant for more than a decade is set to be converted into flats. The former Gym & Trim site, in Lower Orwell Street, will be converted into a mix of 16 two- and one-bed flats after plans received unanimous approval from Ipswich Borough Council’s planning committee. […]
Construction begins on new Ipswich Town FC car park
Work to build a new 185-space car park behind Ipswich Town FC’s Portman Road stadium is now underway. Machinery has moved onto the site behind the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand, formerly home to Staples and Better Gym, after plans received the green light from Ipswich Borough Council last month. The club has said the car […]
