Planning matters bonus

A Planning Application for a statue commemorating Edith Cook (born in Fore Street, 1878 - a Blue Plaque marks the house) has been refused permission by Ipswich Borough Council. The Society responded to the application suggesting that the proposed statue was underwhelming for the prominent position at the junction of Fore Street and Long Street.

A further application for a large detached house adjacent to Woodside in Constitution Hill (the top of the sheep meadow when viewed from Valley Road) has been granted permission. The applications for this site have had a chequered history over the last few years, most being refused but an earlier one - having been granted permission - was never built.