BTT has been represented by John Popham on West Suffolk Council’s Town Centre Masterplan Group from its inception. Following the adoption of the completed Masterplan in January 2018, the council worked on delivering the plan’s objectives.  Foremost amongst these was the redevelopment of the former Post Office site (17-18 Cornhill) in which BTT was actively involved from the summer of 2016 before the property came on the market and was subsequently acquired by the Council. At this early stage the Trust produced plans and a brief for the redevelopment of the site which involved retaining the Post Office façade and widening Cornhill Walk – a feature that was incorporated into the competition winning scheme that also has a visually engaging elevation onto St Andrews St South linking it with the Arc. The project received planning approval in July 2020.