Refusal of plans to build two new homes in village

A DEVELOPER has lost an appeal against a council's decision to turn down its proposal for 135 homes in Wynyard.

- By GARETH LIGHTFOOT

Cameron Hall Developments and Banks Homes asked for planning permission to build the two to five-bedroom homes in Wynyard Village.

However, residents objected to the scheme and Stockton Council’s planning committee rejected the proposal, against its officers’ recommendation, in May last year, saying the plans went too far.

The plans had attracted 65 objections saying it was overdevelopment which would cause traffic congestion and be out of keeping with Wynyard.

Councillors on the committee agreed after finding that if the scheme and other plans were approved, the number of new homes in the area would shoot up from 500 to 767, a rise of more than 50%.

Cameron Hall Developments Ltd has since appealed against the committee's decision, saying their reason for refusal was “not justified”.

It would deliver “high quality well designed dwellings” with “a landscaped residential environment of the highest quality’; open space, tree-lined streets, an extended recreational route and a pedestrian and cycle link to the Castle Eden Walkway, which “not only preserves the overall character and appeal of Wynyard Village but also enhances it’ said Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, stating the case on behalf of the developer.