Plans to build new housing site in North East despite objections

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Barratt David Wilson Homes North East has applied for planning permission to develop the homes on greenfield land between Newcastle's Great Park estate and Hazlerigg Village. Newcastle City Council planners have recommended approval of the scheme, although they criticised the proposals for not being designed as an extension of the existing Great Park development.

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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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