Plans to build a major mixed-use development - including commercial and retail space - near Killingworth have been submitted by Northumberland Estates.
The developer, which is the business arm of the Duke of Northumberland and the Percy family, aims to build 452 new homes, as well as a primary and secondary school, a 'local centre' with shops and medical facility and commercial space on agricultural land north of Holystone. Documents submitted to North Tyneside Council show proposals for a mix of mainly two, three and four bedroom properties but also a handful of one and two bedroom apartments.
Northumberland Estates has promised that many of the terraced, semi-detached, detached and apartment properties will be available for affordable rent and sale. The £300m plans, which fall under the Killingworth Moor Masterplan, are said to be capable of delivering a boost to the local economy, including the creation of around 770 construction jobs annually throughout the construction phase and others in the local shops and services once completed.
