Proposals for future housing development in Middlesbrough have been given the green light by a planning inspector.
The Middlesbrough Housing Local Plan makes provision for nearly 7,000 homes to be built in the town by 2029, to stabilise the population and allow for continued regeneration.
It outlines Middlesbrough’s biggest house building programme for 40 years at a number of new and existing sites including Brookfield, Ladgate Lane, Hemlington Grange, Gresham, Stainton, Coulby Newham and Nunthorpe.
When complete, it is estimated the new homes could potentially generate £10 million a year in Council Tax, and around £65 million in New Homes Bonus.
Councillor Charlie Rooney, Middlesbrough Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, said: “This plan represents the most ambitious building programme Middlesbrough has seen for over four decades, so I am delighted it has been backed by the Planning Inspector.
“That’s a ringing endorsement of our desire to create successful neighbourhoods and communities that will stand the test of time and play a key role in ensuring the town’s future prosperity.
The endorsement of the Middlesbrough Housing Local Plan is the latest stage in a major review of the town’s housing needs, in a bid to reverse long-term population decline.
Following extensive consultation, submission to the Secretary of State and formal examination by the Planning Inspector, the Plan will be considered for adoption at a full meeting of Middlesbrough Council next week.
Cllr Rooney continued: “The Plan lays out a framework that will combine high quality housing with green recreational areas, cycleways, footpaths and local facilities.
“There will also be provision for affordable and special needs housing.
“This is a major achievement for the town, and I would like to thank all the officers involved for all their hard work and professionalism in helping us become the first authority in the region to reach this important milestone.
“In short it will help to make Middlesbrough a place where future generations want to live, work and bring up their families.”
If adopted at the council meeting on Wednesday, November 26, it will be the first new-style Local Plan to be adopted in the North-east.
In July, councillors in Redcar and Cleveland voted against the adoption of its plan, which set out its 15-year scheme to build more than 4,000 homes in the borough.
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