Plans approved for new homes in Northumberland village
Plans for a housing development in the village of Rennington have been approved.
An application by Castleback Ltd to build eight homes on land north of Grange Park has been given the green light by Northumberland County Council.
Rennington Parish Council objected with concerns that neighbouring properties would be overlooked.
Senior planning officer Jon Sharp, delegating approval, reported that the site previously benefited from planning permission and the current application proposed the same scale and form of development and house types.
He reported: “Due to the site location, it is considered that there would not be any substantive impacts on amenity resulting from the proposals in terms of loss of light, outlook, overbearing or privacy.
"The development provides adequate separation distances (in excess of 21 metres) between the proposed dwellings and the existing residential development adjoining the site. The proposed site layout provides appropriate amenity areas and separation distances between properties such that there should be no issues for future residents either.”
Vehicular access is intended to be taken from the B1340 with a pedestrian access to Church Road from the western corner of the site.
Planning permission includes a condition for one affordable housing unit plus a commuted sum of £26,607.50 and Coastal Mitigation of £4,920.