Huge scrapyard at Stanton all set to get the go ahead at planning meeting
One of the largest scrapyards in the country is set to be created on the outskirts of Stanton if councillors give it the go ahead.
A meeting in Bury St Edmunds, is taking place tomorrow at 10am, at West Suffolk House, the headquarters of the district council, where members of the planning committee are being recommended to give the green light to the scheme.
The development, at Shepherds Grove, in Bury Road, covers over 27 hectares of land and it is planned to create storage, distribution and processing of accident damaged and non-damaged motor vehicles, together with the construction of ancillary buildings, perimeter fencing and landscaping works.
It will also feature a new roundabout, construction of buildings for commercial/roadside uses, a hot food takeaway and pub/restaurant.
Councillors are being recommended to approve the plans by Jaynic – Suffolk Park Logistics and Stanton Parish Council has supported the project but it has drawn objections from Hepworth, Great Ashfield, Mellis, Walsham le Willows, Barningham, Wattisfield, Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe, Coney Weston, Bardwell and Fornham St Martin cum St Genevieve councils along with 105 residents.
Many complain about the local roads not being able to cope with such a large development with additional traffic and other issues include flooding, light and noise pollution, health and environmental impact on residents, over development, a detrimental impact on air quality, the additional carbon produced by the development will add to the climate emergency and the impact on wildlife/biodiversity.
Stanton village had a meeting for villagers on the 4th October 2023 and it was a large turn out, it was unanimous that the majority of attendees didn’t want a scrap yard (made me laugh when the Officers defended it saying it wasn’t a scrap yard) that actually auctions online thousands of car parts that are dismantled and cars daily that are in need of repair and can only be transported on trailers meaning thousands of trailers will be thundering through all local villages from every direction the sat nav’s take them (not just Stanton)! Couldn’t believe that Stanton Parish Council voted in favour two weeks later. What was the point holding a meeting and not listening to their parishioners.
I have visited various Copart operations, (although Jaynic the developers are saying it is not Copart) but seems very strange that the plans are same as Copart plans and they haven’t given a name, surely whatever the name is, if the operations remain the same whatever the name, it still is Copart ! It’s an operation that needs to be on a Motorway, just not suitable for a rural area! The A143 cannot handle anymore large commercial businesses, the constant damage to the roads, often the A143 is closed leaving large vehicles to use cou try roads getting stuck causing more mayhem! Why did they keep quiet about Equation which will also have a significant impact with extra traffic on the area, is Copart the reason why, don’t understand!
Cannot believe that any of the Officers at West Suffolk are recommending the Councillors to vote in favour ! Once, if this is planning application is agreed, Copart (or whatever their name) can sit on this for up to ten years and build anytime! Jaynic owns loads of land in Suffolk/Norfolk so could build this in a more appropriate place where there is direct access to motorways, why here !