Controversial plans to build 99 new homes in the shadow of an NHS facility have taken a significant step forward - despite fears hundreds of future jobs could be lost.
The request for outline planning permission at the site south of the NHS manufacturing and innovation hub was submitted to Northumberland County Council by a Brighton-based developer in February.
A previous application for 92 homes on the same site saw councillors unable to make a decision at a meeting of the Cramlington, Bedlington and Seaton Valley Local Area Committee in October after the NHS raised objections. Bellway later withdrew the application before a final decision was rubber-stamped by the committee.
