Tempers flared at a planning meeting to decide on the future of a long-running saga around a controversial housing development.
The Duke of Northumberland's property arm, Northumberland Estates, had applied for permission to build 63 homes on land south of Broomhouse Lane in Prudhoe.
The plans were refused at a meeting of Tynedale Local Area Council last month, but the proposals had to be reheard after a councillor who left the room during discussions proceeded to vote on the plans - a breach of planning procedures.
