Plans to build new homes near a Northumberland golf club are set to be approved next week, despite dozens of objections.
David Brocklehurst has asked Northumberland County Council for permission to build 48 new homes on on land North West of Burgham Park Golf Club in Felton.
If his proposals are rubber stamped by authority councillors he would pull down the greenkeepers’ compound to make way for the new homes.
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The new development would be made up of 10 three bedroom ‘affordable’ houses.
Meanwhile the 38 market rate homes would be made up of 18 four-bedroom and 20 five-bedroom detached houses.
However, some residents aren’t happy, and have sent 27 objections to the council.
Objectors raised fears about the location pointing out that there are no local shops or bus routes making new residents “completely reliant” on their cars.
They also raised concerns about loss of privacy and the proposed materials not matching up with existing properties.
Despite this the authority’s planning department recommended approval for the scheme describing the design as “acceptable”.
A council report said: “Whilst the dwellings would be designed differently to that of the much larger scaled dwellings at Burgham Park, it is still considered that the design of the range of house types by virtue of their height, traditional appearance with features such as pitched roofs, vertically proportioned panelled windows, half dormers sills and lintels would still be acceptable.”
The Castle Morpeth Local Area Committee will decide on the proposals on Monday.
