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Detailed plans approved for 335 new homes

Nic MarkoLocal Democracy Reporter
News imageTaylor Wimpey/PRA Architecture A CGI images of what the new homes at Wynyard Park might look like: it shows a row of large two-storey homes, some with red brick walls and others a cream render, with trees and bushes lining a road and footpath.Taylor Wimpey/PRA Architecture
Councillors approved the plan for 335 homes at Wynyard

Plans to move ahead with the construction of 335 new homes on the outskirts of Hartlepool have been approved.

The detailed proposals had been submitted by Taylor Wimpey to build on land to the north of Brownhill Way in Wynyard.

The scheme forms part of a larger previously approved planning application providing 1,200 homes as part of the area's continued development north of the A689.

The application went before Hartlepool Borough Council's planning committee after six objections were lodged by local residents.

News imageTaylor Wimpey/PRA Architecture An aerial view of a design showing how the houses would be arranged around a network of streets and large grassy areas.Taylor Wimpey/PRA Architecture
Developers Taylor Wimpey said they would create a pleasant environment

They cited concerns around the development making existing parking and traffic problems worse, there not being enough infrastructure and amenities and the scheme having a negative impact on wildlife, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Representing the objectors, Keith Malcolm of Wynyard Parish Council said the scheme "can't be viewed in isolation" from the larger area's development.

Council officers said the development would create a "spine road" connecting nearby roundabouts.

Members voted to approve the application in line with local authority planning officers and said it would have "no adverse impacts".

The scheme will provide a mix of bungalows, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, ranging from two up to five-bedroom properties.

Neil Westwick from planning consultants Lichfields said the scheme would deliver "a genuine mix of housing" on the land, with the developers adding they would create a "pleasant environment to live" in.

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