Brownfield land in Mid Suffolk: 32 sites on the register
Part of development land in Suffolk — 369 sites across 5 councils.
Mid Suffolk District Council has published 32 brownfield sites in Mid Suffolk on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 62.6 hectares with an estimated capacity of 1,314 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Mid Suffolk register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Chalks Ltd, Ipswich Rd, Needham Market | 14.40 | 264 | permissioned |
| Former Grampian/Harris Factory, St. Edmund Drive, Elmswell | 6.64 | 184 | permissioned |
| Former Bacton Middle School, Bacton | 4.30 | 50 | permissioned |
| Land South Of The Street, Stonham Aspal | 4.12 | 46 | permissioned |
| Land To The West of The Former Bacon Factory, Elmswell | 3.10 | 65 | permissioned |
| AnchorStorage,EyeRoad,Kenton,IP146JJ | 2.00 | — | not yet |
| Land South West Of Main Road, Somersham | 1.87 | 42 | permissioned |
| Land north of Pesthouse Lane, Barham | 1.76 | 20 | permissioned |
Source: Mid Suffolk District Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 9 of the 32 sites (28%) state no dwelling capacity, so the capacity figure covers the 23 that do — the real total is higher.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Mid Suffolk register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 1,314 is what the council thinks Mid Suffolk’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Mid Suffolk
- Development land in Mid Suffolk
- How much brownfield land is there in Mid Suffolk?
- Where can I build houses in Mid Suffolk?
- Mid Suffolk land availability assessment
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