Proposed housing development near Bedlington is approved by council
Plans for a housing development near Bedlington have been given the green light.
An application for 11 homes off Barrington Road was submitted by Harjit Singh. Previous plans for 14 homes on the site next to Tollgate House were withdrawn after concerns were raised that it was an over-development.
The latest bid has now been approved by Northumberland County Council planning officers under delegated powers.
A planning report accompanying the application stated: “The site has been previously developed with approximately 19 terraced dwellings. These have been subsequently demolished, although some evidence of them remains on site.”
The housing mix comprises of six three-bedroom houses and five four-bedroom houses. All the homes will be two-storey properties and five of them will benefit from single garages.
The site will be accessed via a newly created access off the Barrington Road highway, with an internal highway providing access to the new dwellings.
The planning officer report included the following: “The proposed scale, massing and form of the proposed dwellings is acceptable and would not result in a dominating impact upon the immediate or wider landscape, nor would it constitute overdevelopment of the site.
“The proposed site layout indicates that all properties would benefit from external amenity space to the front and rear and whilst the garden space would be reduced for the semi-detached dwellings, specifically those towards the eastern boundary of the site, outdoor space would still be available.
“Grassland and wildflower areas would be located along the northern and southern boundaries of the site, as well as adjacent to the internal access road, which shall assist in reducing the impact from the built form.”