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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.\n1172 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. 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