# Ipswich Airport

Ipswich, England · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-7817c8e2dd` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/ipswich-ipswich-airport/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-7817c8e2dd.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-7817c8e2dd.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-7817c8e2dd

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen, reinhabit | none |
| New use | healthcare, housing, mixed, office, park, retail | none |
| What is there now | Ravenswood district with private housing development, small flats, commercial purposes, 1172 homes, sports park, 4 restaurants, Stephen Hawking Neurological Centre (planned), 96 new homes (approved). | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Persimmon plc and Bellway, as well as Charles Church | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2021 | none |
| Planning notes | Approved by Ipswich Borough Council. | none |

## Parties

- Persimmon plc and Bellway, as well as Charles Church — developer

## Timeline

- 2019: Community fund discovered and used for projects
- 2019: Plans for The Stephen Hawking Neurological Centre
- 2021: Ipswich Borough Council approved plans for 96 new homes
- 2022: Construction of 96 new homes to begin

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Ravenswood is a district within Ipswich, in the Ipswich district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is sited on the old Ipswich Airport to the south-east of the town. The area has grown rapidly due to private housing development. The old airport building has been transformed into small flats, and part of the terminal has been redeveloped for commercial purposes.
1172 homes have been built on the site so far, with a few hundred more to be built in the coming years, along with a planned sports park. The estate is bound to the north by Nacton Road, bound to the west and south west by Gainsborough Sports Centre and the Orwell County Park.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood,_Ipswich

## Sources

- Ravenswood, Ipswich — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood,_Ipswich

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Ipswich Airport, Ipswich, England." Record n-7817c8e2dd, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/ipswich-ipswich-airport/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_ipswichipswichairport,
  title = {Ipswich Airport, Ipswich, England},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/ipswich-ipswich-airport/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-7817c8e2dd, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.