Plans to build new homes on a Benton field are set to be approved by the council months after they were rejected over road safety fears.
The Northumberland Estate is behind the scheme to build the homes at Scaffold Hill Farm on Whitley Road.
North Tyneside Council’s planning committee previously defied its own officers who recommended approval for the project, citing road safety, over development and biodiversity as reasons to throw it out.
Now, the developer has returned to the council with proposals to build 35 homes on the site – three less than originally applied for.
A planning statement submitted to by agent Pegasus Group maintains the initial application was acceptable but outlines steps taken to address the fears raised by the planning committee in December.
To allay these concerns, the number of houses proposed has been revised down from 38 to 35, and more information has been submitted regarding pedestrian crossings, road safety and landscaping.
Additional surveys for biodiversity and the ecology have also been carried out and there has also been a further assessment of flood risk and an updated drainage strategy.
The statement also points out that the land is a part of a larger site that has planning permission for 450 houses.
North Tyneside Council’s planning department recommended approval for the fresh plans saying ” the proposed development is acceptable in terms of its impact on residential amenity, trees, ecology and the highway network.”
The council’s planning committee will vote on the plans on August 6.
