Plans for a huge housing development in the Hebburn area have been given the stamp of approval by borough councillors. South Tyneside Council’s Planning Committee, this week, approved plans from Barratt Homes North East for land east of Lukes Lane.
This included the erection of 127 new homes along with a new vehicular access point from Lukes Lane, associated infrastructure and landscaping. The undeveloped agricultural land earmarked for housing covers around 8.5 hectares, with new homes proposed to the western part of the site and sustainable drainage and a wildlife habitat to the east.
All homes were proposed to be two storeys in height with a mix of ten two-bed houses, 77 three-bed houses and 40 four-bed houses. Councillors on the Planning Committee previously raised concerns about the housing scheme in terms of increased traffic and congestion and voted to defer the plans to seek more information from planning officers.
