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50 new council houses a year in East Suffolk 'not ambitious enough'

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Suffolk

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Calls have been made for East Suffolk Council to double the number of council homes it builds each year after councillors deemed current targets were not ambitious enough.
Lord Deben, John Gummer, stands in a field near his Winston home.EADT 2.6.12

Suffolk Live

Use torches rather than streetlights in rural areas, says climate adviser

Angus Williams

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British houses with sold sign

The 5 most expensive homes sold in Suffolk in the first half of 2021

Angus Williams

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An artists' impression of the proposed £30m care home in Halesworth

Plans for £30m care home revised over transport concerns

Matthew Earth

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High-cost Airbnb lets in East Suffolk could be fuelling the few rental properties on Rightmove. 

East Suffolk Council

Concerns 'staycations' fuelling rental collapse on Suffolk coast

Charlotte Mclaughlin

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norton road

Opposition grows to proposed 130 home housing development

Jasper King

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Norwich Streets -- PPrince of Wales Road taken from the top of the Post Office building in Thorp

Census from 1961 reveals how life has changed in Norfolk

Thomas Chapman

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An artists' impression of the proposed new care village in Halesworth

Community leaders raise concerns over impact of new care village

Matthew Earth

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An artists' impression of the proposed new care village in Halesworth

Plans unveiled for new care village to 'address real shortfall' in town

Matthew Earth

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The site of the homes on land off Old Station Road in Halesworth

21 new homes approved in Halesworth

Matthew Earth

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Southwold town mayor Ian Bradbury is worried about the virus spreading to the Suffolk coast Picture:

Have your say on coastal town's proposed neighbourhood plan

Matthew Earth

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Mould at St Faith's Lane. Photo: Archant

One in five live in homes with mould or other issues, Shelter says

Dan Grimmer

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Aerial view of land north of School Road in Ringsfield Corner

Housing

East Suffolk rural homes plan refused amid 'cramped' concerns

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Investigations

Broken heating and leaks: Buyers wait months for new homes to be fixed

Tom Bristow​

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RMG Photography photo of Tom Orford from Ipswich Savills

House prices rise by 6% as Suffolk 'ticks all the boxes' despite recession

Sophie Barnett

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field

Bid for 33 new homes in field sparks objections

Jasper King

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A builder laying a brick

East Suffolk Council

East Suffolk Council eyes 50 new council homes per year

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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The Bank of Mum and Dad is helping people to get onto the housing ladder

Where house prices have risen fastest in Suffolk in last decade

Oliver Sullivan

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The North of Lowestoft Garden Village relates to an area of land outlined in red on the aerial photograph.

Views sought on 1,300 new homes in landmark Garden Village

Mark Boggis

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A builder laying a brick

Council approves plan for joint venture to develop thousands of new homes

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Two local housing projects shortlisted for prestigious national awards

Jasper King

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