Plans for 376 homes, farm shop and park

PUBLIC DROP-IN EVENT TO BE HELD

- By GARETH LIGHTFOOT Local democracy reporter

A DEVELOPER has revealed plans for 376 homes with a country park and a local centre in Yarm.

Miller Homes proposes to build 376 homes at Mount Leven with a “public open space and country park which will contain raised flower beds, exercise trim trail equipment, walking routes and benches”.

The plans also include a local farm shop, padel courts, a bus loop and improvements to footpath and cycle connections, with a map also showing a care home.

It wants to build two to five-bedroom homes, 48% of which will be bungalows. In a leaflet sent to residents, it says 60% of the homes will be accessible or adaptable to meet the needs of older people or those with reduced mobility, while 20% will be affordable homes, for sale or rent at discounted rates for people whose needs are not met by the private market.

The proposals come at a busy and contentious time for development in the Yarm area.