Plan to build new homes behind Northumberland pub

The application, which Punch Partnerships has lodged with Northumberland County Council, relates to land to the south of the Plough Inn at Ellington.

The proposal is for five three-bedroom properties arranged as a pair of semis and a terrace of three, with parking – two spaces per house and a visitor bay – and gardens.

The pub, its beer garden and car park will all be retained and will remain as an operational business.

The access will be via the existing access on Front Street and through the car park, but the homes will be set a fair distance from the pub, on the other side of the beer garden, and 70 metres from the road frontage.

In the conclusion of a planning, design and access statement submitted with the application, it states: ‘The proposed development provides for the continued use of The Plough Inn public house, maintaining this valued community facility.’

It also says: ‘The proposed dwellings have been carefully designed and would positively contribute to the character of the predominantly residential area of Ellington.

‘The appearance of the dwellings will be compatible with the existing and more modern housing in the local area, including the housing development on land of the former Ellington Colliery south of Lynemouth Road.’

However, so far, further information has been requested by Northumbrian Water on the management of foul and surface water and the council’s public protection team on noise and contaminated land.

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper.

Thank you