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[[File:Adastral Park.jpg|thumb|Main building, Adastral Park]]
'''Adastral Park''' is a science campus based on part of the old [[RAF Martlesham Heath|Royal Air Force Station]] at [[Martlesham Heath]], near [[Ipswich]] in the [[England|English]] county of Suffolk.

When the site opened it was known as the [[Post Office Research Station]], but it was subsequently renamed '''BT Research Laboratories''' or '''BT Labs''' and later '''Adastral Park''' to reflect an expansion in the organisations and activities co-located with [[BT Labs]] at the campus.

==History==
The original laboratories (when BT was part of the [[Post Office Ltd.|Post Office]]) were first opened by [[Elizabeth II]] in 1975.  Prior to this the [[Post Office Research Station]] was at [[Dollis Hill]] in northwest London. Martlesham Heath was chosen as the site for a research facility because the surrounding countryside was relatively flat and therefore ideal for testing the radio-based communication systems in vogue at the time.

Initially, research was carried out into postal sorting and delivery technology, and telecommunications. After the Post Office was split apart and prior to British Telecom's privatisation in the early 1980s, the research concentrated on telecommunications.

In keeping with the stellar theme of the site name, buildings on site are named after stars or constellations (an example being the Main Laboratory Block now named the Orion building). The Orion building is easily recognisable from the nearby [[A12 road (Great Britain)|A12 road]] with its ((convert|200|ft|m)) radio  tower, now named Pegasus tower, dominating the skyline.

The change to the current name occurred in the late 1990s with the aim of turning the site into a high-technology business park, no longer exclusively for the use of BT. The name was created by Stewart Davies, the CEO of the BT business (BT Exact Technologies) headquartered at the site at that time. It is derived from the motto of the [[Royal Air Force]]—''per ardua ad astra'' ("through adversity to the stars"). The Royal Air Force were prior residents of the site, as [[RAF Martlesham Heath]]. Experimental aircraft test flights flew from the airfield and the name was meant to reflect this. In March 2001, [[University College London]], Faculty of Engineering Sciences, chose Adastral Park to set up the first-ever postgraduate research and teaching centre on an industrial campus, which was housed there until 2009.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ucl_set_to_leave_suffolk_research_park_1_202294|title=UCL set to leave Suffolk research park|date=23 February 2009|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402043840/http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ucl_set_to_leave_suffolk_research_park_1_202294|url-status=dead))</ref> During the transformation of the business park, many of the old buildings were removed and car parks were moved to the perimeter of the site, with the centre made into open parkland with a water feature to provide a 'park' feel to the complex. The site accommodates approximately 4,000 people.<ref>((cite web|title=BT Celebrates 40 years of innovation at Adastral Park|url=https://atadastral.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/bt-celebrates-40-years-of-innovation-at-adastral-park.pdf|website=www.atadastral.co.uk|access-date=18 October 2016|archive-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019102509/https://atadastral.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/bt-celebrates-40-years-of-innovation-at-adastral-park.pdf|url-status=dead))</ref>

==Current use==

Companies based at Adastral Park besides [[BT Group|BT]] (BT Applied Research) include:

*[[Openreach]]
*[[F5 Networks]]
*[[Juniper Networks]]
*[[GENBAND]]
*[[Maly IT Solutions]]
*[[Cisco]]
*[[Coderus.com]]<ref>((Cite web|title=Award Winning Mobile App & Software Development Agency|url=https://www.coderus.com/|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Coderus|language=en-GB))</ref>
*CommsUnite
*[[Fujitsu]]
*[[Huawei]]
*[[O2 plc]]
*[[Arqiva]]
*[[Centre for Integrated Photonics (CIP)|CIP]]
* Milner Strategic Marketing

There is also a [[satellite earth station]] operated by [[Arqiva]];<ref>[http://www.arqiva.com/products-and-services/satellite-solutions/contact-us-489 Contact Us<!-- Bot generated title -->] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217130210/http://www.arqiva.com/products-and-services/satellite-solutions/contact-us-489 |date=December 17, 2007 ))</ref> the location was chosen for the visibility of satellites on the eastern horizon.  In 2018 there were 98 high-tech companies at the site.<ref>((cite web|url=http://atadastral.co.uk/|title=Home - BT Adastral Park|website=atadastral.co.uk|access-date=23 April 2018))</ref>

==Peregrine falcons==
BT worked with the Hawk and Owl Trust to set up a nesting box for a pair of [[peregrine falcon]]s.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://atadastral.co.uk/news/35/|title=Peregrine falcon chicks hatch))</ref> These produced two chicks in 2019,<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-48966878|title=Peregrine chicks fledge from BT water tower in Suffolk|work=BBC News|date=14 July 2019))</ref> and in 2020 a YouTube channel was set up and three chicks were produced.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBBTa5kzIHEBsW5or1odekw|title = Adastral Park PerryCam - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]))</ref>

==Adastral New Town==
Over many years, BT has put forward various proposals and plans to expand activities at the business park. In June 2001, a framework for expanding the business park was created, but it was not linked to building any residential housing on the site. At the time BT forecast 3000 to 3500 additional jobs by about 2010. In 2007, BT said that they could develop the business park without the need for the income from selling land for housing.

In 2006, [[Suffolk Coastal|Suffolk Coastal District Council]] (SCDC) rejected a planning application for 120 log cabins on a site next to Waldringfield Road. The rejection was on the grounds that it was too near the [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] amongst other reasons, and would result in an unacceptable increase in visitor numbers to a sensitive areas. BT initially objected on the grounds that it would interfere with their radio test area, although BT subsequently withdrew their objection provided the developer created a protective earth bund, rejected by SCDC. BT subsequently lodged a planning application for 2000 houses to be built.<ref>((cite web|title=Redevelopment of Adastral Park|url=http://www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/yourdistrict/planning/devcontrol/adastralpark/default.htm|access-date=2011-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614014535/http://www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/yourdistrict/planning/devcontrol/adastralpark/default.htm|archive-date=2011-06-14|url-status=dead))</ref> At its closest the site comes within ((convert|88|m)) of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,<ref>((cite news|title=Adastral Park Redevelopment Project: Greenfields under threat|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/oct/18/7|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 November 2010 <!-- 15.54 GMT --> ))</ref> and there are several [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] close by, such as Newbourne Springs.<ref>((cite web|title=Suffolk Wildlife Trust " Reserves & Visitor Centres " Newbourne Springs |url=http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves-and-visitor-centres/newbourne-springs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327085344/http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves-and-visitor-centres/newbourne-springs |archive-date=2010-03-27 ))</ref> In April 2018, SCDC (subsequently merged with a neighbouring council to become [[East Suffolk District |East Suffolk District Council]]) gave outline permission for the development, which is now named Brightwell Lakes.<ref>((Cite web |title=Brightwell Lakes – Your story beautifully told |url=https://brightwelllakes.co.uk/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |language=en-US))</ref>

== See also ==
* [[BT Research]]
* [[Post Office Research Station]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://atadastral.co.uk/ Adastral Park home page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060504225422/http://www.connected-earth.co.uk/Galleries/Frombuttonstobytes/Digitaltelephony/Digitalswitching/index.htm Connected Earth Museum] on the origin of BT Laboratories, Martlesham
* [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/11/21/bt_sacks_domain_grab_contractor/ Coverage from theregister.co.uk on domain grab]
* [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/11/23/the_gossip_on_bt_domain/ Further coverage on domain grab]
* [http://www.noadastralnewtown.com/ No to Adastral New Town]
* [http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/campaign_urges_end_to_2_000_home_plans_1_517255/ Press coverage over Adastral New Town] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722154418/http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/campaign_urges_end_to_2_000_home_plans_1_517255 |date=22 July 2012 ))

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