Decision day for first new council housing in more than a decade
Plans for a council housing development are due to go before councillors for decision next week.
South Tyneside Council recently lodged an application with its own planning department to build a mix of properties at land off Hindmarch Drive in the Boldon Colliery ward.
This included four apartments within a two-storey building, three detached bungalows and a terrace of three houses.
Eachdwellingisexpectedto offer two bedrooms.
The internal layout proposed also includes one parking space per dwelling and three visitor parking spaces.
The development is part of South Tyneside Council’s fiveyear housing strategy which includes the local authority building council houses again for the first time in around a decade.
Properties at Hindmarch Drive are proposed for social rent and, subject to approval, would be managed and maintained by the council via management organisation South Tyneside Homes.
Thelandearmarkedfordevelopmentwaspreviouslyagarage site which has since been demolishedandformsan‘infill plot’ to the rear of a number of residential properties.
As a ‘major application’, the planning application for new homes will go before the council’s Planning Committee for decision on Monday.
Duringpublicconsultation on the plans, some concerns were raised about access, additional
traffic and increased parking.
Despite the objections
from three addresses, South Tyneside Council planning officers deemed the scheme acceptable and recommended it for approval.
Aplanningreportprepared for councillors reads: “The site is allocated for the provision of new housing and the housing proposedisacceptable,bothin terms of tenure and mix.
“Theproposedaccess,highways and parking arrangements are considered to be acceptable and would not be detrimental to highway safety.
“The proposal is considered to be acceptable in terms ofresidentialamenity,forboth prospective occupiers of the developmentortheoccupants of nearby housing; subject to the suggested conditions.
“It is also considered to be acceptable in terms of its design and visual amenity, again subject to the suggested conditions.”
Themeetingstartsat10am.