PLANS to build up to 110 houses in an area which has seen more than a thousand new homes approved in the last few years are to go in front of councillors.

Gladman Developments Ltd designed the plans for land north of Stokesley, between the B1365 and the A172, near Strikes Garden Centre, around 1km from the town centre.

The 5.52ha site would also house a formal, equipped children’s play area.

Hambleton District Council stated it had granted permission for more houses than have been built in recent years, granting approval for 4,250 homes, but only 1,555 were completed between April 2015 and December 2017.

The planning document states: “As the district has a demonstrable supply well in excess of five years, it is considered that there is no compelling reason to allow housing on this scale.”

More than 180 homes are under construction at Stokesley Grange, and 226 off Tanton Road.

Outline plans for 45 new retirement homes and eight affordable apartments on land east of White House Farm in Stokesley were deferred by the planning committee in September 2017.

Hutton Rudby has seen several planning proposals submitted over the last few years, with parcels of land put forward for inclusion in Hambleton District Council’s local plan as suitable for housing.

In Nunthorpe, just five miles from Stokesley, 128 houses were approved in September 2016, with hundreds approved ten miles away in Guisborough.

The applicant’s supporting statement claims the £9.7m development would create 83 full-time jobs during construction, and 90 full-time indirect jobs in associated industries.

Stokesley Town Council raised objections, claiming “Hambleton has sufficient sites already allocated to meet existing and future needs”, and they believe pedestrian access across the B1365 is not safe.

Objections have been received from the public, as they claim the town “already has too much housing”, and the houses would “have a detrimental impact on the character of the town”.

Both parties highlight safety concerns for road safety, as well as measures needed to be put in place for flooding.

Hambleton District Council’s planning committee will discuss the plans on Thursday, January 11.