Extra homes approved by council at agreed site

NORTH Tyneside Council has granted Avant Homes permission to build an extra 13 homes at a previously agreed site in Killingworth.

The site, 8.4 hectares of former farmland situated between the Salter’s Lane and Camperdown industrial estate, was originally designated for the construction of 200 homes back in 2017.

However, to cope with demand and market changes, Avant requested an expansion to the plans.

A report delivered to North Tyneside’s planning committee said: “The proposal would make a small but valuable contribution towards the requirement for the council to have a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites.”

Weetslade Councillor Muriel Green asked council officers if allocated green and play spaces for children would be encroached upon. Planning officers confirmed the land would not be impacted.

One public objection was noted suggesting additional homes would contribute to increased traffic and the introduction of the homes would negatively affect house prices.

The council dismissed these concerns as house prices are not a material planning consideration for refusal and disagreed traffic would increase to unmanageable or unreasonable levels.

The proposal was passed unanimously.