00:00Plans to build another 140 homes next to a large new housing estate have been put forward despite
00:07concerns about transport links and the impact on wildlife. Barrett David Wilson Homes Northeast
00:13has applied for planning permission to develop the homes on greenfield land between Newcastle's
00:19Great Park Estate and Hazelrigg Village. Newcastle City Council planners have recommended approval
00:25of the scheme, although they criticise the proposals for not being designed as an extension
00:31of the existing Great Park development. The Northumberland Wildlife Trust has objected to
00:37the plans, warning they could lead to further fragmentation and increased disturbance of wildlife areas.
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