Adopted Stowmarket Area Action Plan - Mid Suffolk District Council

Stowmarket Area Action Planlower density of the proposed type of development, including bungalows, plus provisionof sheltered housing.6.8 These sites, when developed to their full extent, could provide 1,725 houses. Byphasing the North West location to 1000 houses within the 15-year Plan period and 200beyond, the allocations during the Plan period would provide for 1,525 houses.6.9 Most of the allocated green field sites are open arable fields which have limitedbiodiversity value. However, there will be opportunities for new development to contributenew habitats through the introduction of new hedgerows and other landscape featuressuch as the community woodland and strategic planting proposed in the Plan.6.10 Table 6.1 below shows the estimated overall housing capacity of the allocated sitesand indicates possible phasing over three five-year periods.SITEYEARS1-5YEARS5-10YEARS10-15TOTALAFTERYEAR 15ASHES FARM200100100400CHILTON LEYS4003003001000200FARRIERS ROAD125125Total green fieldhousing allocations6005254001,525Previously-developedland3001000400TOTAL9006254001,925200Table 6.1 Proposed Housing Site Allocations6.11 The arrangements for managing the release of housing land will take account ofmarket considerations and input from the development industry through the StrategicHousing Market Assessment and the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment. Itis proposed that this should be arranged by phasing development into 5 year periods.6.12 These phases will also help govern delivery of the Infrastructure DeliveryProgramme. For example, planning agreements may set "trigger points" for developersto provide agreed facilities or funding contributions after a certain number of houses havebeen built.34Mid Suffolk Stowmarket Area Action Plan (February 2013)