Breakthrough for SnOasis

According to my East Anglian Daily Times yesterday, a key legal document has finally been submitted to Mid Suffolk District Council. Now that the S106 paperwork has been received by the council, officers will soon be in a position to rubber stamp a new five-year planning permission for SnOasis. This crucial document outlines the level of investment that developer Godfrey Spanner's company Onslow Suffolk and his investors will make into the transport network and infrastructure areas during the construction process at Great Blakenham near Ipswich.

Even when he gets the revised planning permission in writing, Mr. Spanner must then submit the detailed plans for the first phase of work, which is an ecological survey and archeological assessment of the former quarry site. Then, before that work can begin, he must apply for a licence from Natural England. Once that is complete, he can submit more detailed plans and start the building process.

Thats good news as it had all gone a tad quiet on the project

In today's EADT the latest is 'Developer of Snoasis is declared bankrupt'.

Godfrey Spanner was made bankrupt on 14th March. The future of the former quarry site is now unknown although Mr. Spanner insists it will still go ahead.

jastem wrote:
Godfrey Spanner

Anyone else smile at that name?

Didn't think it would happen, nothing does when there's a spanner in the works

Maybe they should rename it London Snolympicsasis 2012.

It would get built then for twice the price.

I just can't see this project going ahead which is very disappointing as I live about 4 miles away. It was supposed to be up and running in 2007. Maybe I need to work out how I can afford to move....

Too far away for me ....should have been Norfolk