After lying derelict for many years, an historic former Tyneside shipyard is set to make way for new housing.
ChronicleLive reported how South Tyneside Council's planning committee has approved a planning application at the old Hawthorn Leslie yard in Hebburn. Around 446 new homes - 407 apartments and 39 houses - will be built at the site overlooking the River Tyne at the bottom of the town's Ellison Street.
The development will be named Kelly’s Yard in honour of Lord Louis Mountbatten’s famous World War II K-Class destroyer which was built there. It will also be home to a riverside bar and restaurant, convenience store, children’s play area and community centre. Read the full story here.
