FERRYHILL Town Council says setting aside land for a housing estate would solve two problems at one stroke.
The council has submitted proposals on what it would like to see in the Sedgefield borough local plan review, which will determine how the area should develop in the next ten years.
Ferryhill members want developers to build a bypass to the Darlington and Merrington Lane area, via a roundabout on the A167.
Land north of the new road, which would head towards the comprehensive, could be designated for housing and recreation. That would provide enough land for housing, and also solve the problem of the high volume of traffic on narrow roads in the town.
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