Lovell Partnerships and Suffolk county council have agreed a joint venture deal to build 2,800 homes over 15 years.

The partnership, which will see profits split equally between the two parties, will build housing-led developments on council land.

Five initial locations for development have been identified in Lowestoft, Mildenhall, Bramford, West Row and Newmarket, with capacity for a total of around 2,800 homes plus new schools, employment land and open spaces.