Derelict former industrial buildings near Gateshead’s quayside could flattened to make way for a major apartment development as fresh plans are set to be given the go-ahead.
Bellway Homes is behind proposals to pull down derelict railway buildings on Fletcher Road to replace them with 98 one and two bedroom apartments.
The application site is located to the south of Fletcher Road near the existing Ochre Yards development.
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A design and access statement lodged with the council said that the development would bring the derelict site back into use with a “high quality scheme” that would “provide high quality new housing for young professionals and small families to complete the Ochre Yards development.”
However, some residents weren’t impressed and the council received 20 objections to the plans.
Objectors raised fears about “unimaginative” design and the impact on local wildlife, lack of public art and loss of privacy and light.
A report from the authority’s planning department stated that 18 of these objections were to the initial proposals, with the latest revisions receiving only two letters of objection.
Despite these objections authority planners recommended approval for the proposals saying “It is considered that the proposal does accord with national and local planning policies.”
Gateshead Council’s planning committee will vote on the proposals on Wednesday, January 19.
