A plot of land earmarked for a controversial development of 35 homes in a Suffolk town has been put on sale for £2.25 million on a property website.

Developer Leaper Land had secured permission for the estate, despite the town's neighbourhood plan (NP) allocating approximately 30 dwellings for the area.

Dominic Palmer-Tomkinson, a director of Leaper Land, said there 'had been interest' from developers in buying the site, but could not say how many offers had been made.

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The 6.6 acre plot had been put on the market through Rightmove to encourage offers from developers interested in building the 35 homes.

Leaper Land had also submitted an application for 49 homes at Victoria Mill Road, but this was rejected by a planning inspector due to the fact that the plans for 35 homes had already been approved.

However, Framlingham town councillor Simon Garrett has previously told the EADT of his concerns Leaper Land would try to submit a separate application for 14 homes, bringing the total up to 49.

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On Thursday, he said: "It is a concern, but the change of control at East Suffolk Council, I think means that the Greens and Liberal Democrats are taking a much stronger and more direct involvement in planning applications like these.

"From talking to our ward councillors, I get the impression that they would expect the planning committee to take a very wary view of any attempt to game the system by taking it up to the 49 that they originally wanted."

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Mr Garrett was also concerned that the 35 homes were set to be 'self build' properties, whereby the homeowner works with a developer to build a home to meet their specifications.

He said a self build homes development could be exempt from Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to pay for community facilities to accommodate the new homes.

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