The green light has been given to build nearly 40 new homes on an allotment site in Stillington.
The development will see four semi-detached bungalows, 32 semi-detached houses and a terrace of three houses on 2.7 acres of land north of South Avenue.
Nineteen of the homes will be affordable housing.
The scheme also includes a “like-for-like” replacement of the allotments, which will be considered as part of a separate application.
Initially the plans had been opposed by Stillington Parish Council, and a number of residents.
Among the concerns raised were road safety, the limited extension of the 30mph speed limit through the village, and the potential impact on drainage.
The development also comes just months after a separate application for 54 homes in Stillington was approved in August.
And resident Stephen Fisher said “the village aspect will be lost turning Stillington into a small town instead of a rural village that it has been for many years”.
Another resident, Jeanie Scott agreed, saying: “It seems that the quiet rural village of Stillington is slowly becoming a small town without the appropriate amenities.”
But Judith Turner, chair of Stillington and Whitton Parish Council, told a meeting of Stockton’s planning committee yesterday that after detailed discussions with developers “the Parish Council and allotment holders do, on the whole, approve this.”
“We also understand half the properties for the site will be available for rent which we welcome for young people to be able to stay in the area,” she added.
Stockton Council’s planning officers had recommended the scheme be approved with conditions and it was unanimously passed by the planning committee.
The scheme also includes the creation of a new road access and a new footpath.
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