Plans for a new housing development in a small rural village have been approved by councillors despite local concerns over the pressure on services.
Councillors on Northumberland County Council's North Northumberland Local Area Committee approved plans for four new bungalows and 12 new houses in Lowick near Berwick on Thursday.
Lowick Parish Council had raised concerns over the fact that 36 new homes have already been granted for the village. This, according to the parish council, would "adequately fulfil the need for housing" while local drainage and sewage systems were described as "inadequate."
