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Ness Point in Lowestoft is home to one of the largest onshore wind turbines in the U.K. Named 'Gulliver' the turbine is capable of producing 2.75MW of electricity - enough to supply over 1500 homes a year.
The East of England Park was identified in the 2007 AAP Preferred Options. This identified the potential to create a major new contemporary park adjacent to the seafront walkway to celebrate the eastern most point of England and to provide a new cultural/events space for Lowestoft and connect to the existing, quality, public areas around the Ravine and to the historic High Street by way of the Scores. It would incorporate a neglected underutilised open space around the Birds Eye factory which contains fishing net drying racks that have high historical significance, and current industrial land around the eastern most point, further south.
Located between the beachfront and Whapload Road, the site is characterised by underutilised and poorly maintained open space. The site also incorporates Ness Point, the most easterly place in the UK. A lack of east-west pedestrian connections, as well as impermeable industrial land uses to the south both contribute to the site being poorly integrated into the surrounding urban fabric.
The area to the north of the site is occupied by the North Dene's Caravan Site (currently vacant). Planning guidance for this area is set out in the Council's Note on Implementation - North Dene's Caravan Site, September 2006. This promotes the following development within this area:
The plan advocates landscape improvements across the site. It will be important that these proposals are reflected in future plans for the East of England Park.
East of England Park Action Plan
