Valley Ridge (formerly known as SnOasis) was a proposed ski and sports resort in Great Blakenham near Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
[4] Local planning permission for the project was granted on 21 April 2006 and public inquiry was announced on 26 July 2006[5] which upheld the decision, subject to conditions.
[9] Later that year, the project was relaunched under new management with the name Valley Ridge,[10] and in March 2021, they launched a major consultation exercise with new plans, reconfigured as a holiday park orientated towards family groups, with self-catering accommodation, a 450-bed hotel, indoor winter sports facilities, outdoor pursuits and retail and catering outlets.
that the huge development would be out of character with the rural location with increased noise, air and light pollution with a negative effect on tranquillity in the area although they are adding 140,000 trees in 40 acres (160,000 m2).
[18] sNOasis Concern estimated that the previous plan would be likely to generate at least 34,000 tons of CO2 per annum exacerbating climate change and that the proposed 40 acres (160,000 m2) of woodland would only cover 10% of the emissions.