The Site And Its Surroundings
Land to the west of Mildenhall
The proposed Masterplan relates to a site known as ‘Land to the west of Mildenhall’. Its spatial extent is outlined by the red line on the Location Plan to the left.
The site currently comprises of 97 hectares of arable land (transacted by the B1102 – West Row Road – through its centre) which adjoins the existing settlement of Mildenhall along its western edge.
In terms of its surroundings, the land is bounded by an existing industrial estate to its north, the existing urban boundary of Mildenhall to its east, the River Lark and Mildenhall Hub to its south, and designated countryside to its west.
Within the adopted Local Plan for West Suffolk, the Site Allocations Local Plan (SALP, 2019) allocates the site under Policy SA4: Focus of growth (‘Land West of Mildenhall’) for mixed-use development comprising housing, employment, schools, local shops, open spaces and recreation areas.
