A new housing estate will be built on a derelict railway yard in Newcastle.
Councillors approved plans on Friday that will see 143 homes built on the disused Heaton Down Yard, next to the mainline railway tracks in Heaton and close to Chillingham Road Metro station. The proposals for the site next to Marleen Avenue were backed by Newcastle City Council’s planning committee, despite concerns about noise from the neighbouring train tracks being a nuisance for future residents.
Doreen Huddart, the only one of eight councillors who voted against the scheme, told colleagues that she would not recommend the development to house-hunting friends because of the noise issue. The Liberal Democrat said: “Because I live reasonably nearby I would welcome a development on this site, but I never thought it would be housing.
