Two villages have missed out on thousands of pounds in funding due to delays in the planning system.
Applications to build nine new homes north of Pieper Road in Ovingham and north of Lonkley Lodge in Allendale in Northumberland had previously been approved by the county council' s Tynedale Local Area Committee (TLAC).
However, the signing of Section 106 agreements in both cases was delayed, during which time the new Northumberland Local Plan, which sets planning rules for the entire county, came into force.
