Plans announced for 255 new homes near Yarm and Eaglescliffe

Durham housebuilder VB Turnbull wants to create a new estate off Aislaby Road, on a 13.4 hectare field to the south-west of Eaglescliffe. 

The site, named Yarm View, would feature everything from two-bedroom starter houses to six-bedroom executive properties, with 20% expected to be affordable housing. 

Official proposals are yet to be submitted to Stockton Council - although a public consultation has now been launched. 

Family-owned developer VB Turnbull Ltd, which is based in Durham and was set up in 2011, said it would “offer an attractive extension to the town along with the creation of a new parkland accessible to existing and new residents”.

The consultation website describes how the estate will boast a “green corridor” with pockets of green spaces, pedestrian and cycle links, and low carbon energy buildings.

It will also have housing for older people to “serve all ages and needs within the community”, including bungalows and accessible homes.

VB Turnbull added that it would make contributions to education and health facilities in the local area and that Yarm View would create 775 new jobs, generate £282,365 in council tax, and bring £6.6 million of spending in local shops.

The proposals come as Yarm residents continue to fight against Taylor Wimpey’s plans to build 600 new homes off Green Lane. 

The bid, which was recently submitted to the council, sparked a ‘Save Yarm’ campaign from residents to stop all housebuilding in the sprawling town. 

More than 3,000 people have signed in support, and Stockton West MP Matt Vickers has branded the idea of 600 new homes as “utterly barmy”.

Members of the public have until August 12 to add their thoughts to the Aislaby public consultation, which will shape a future formal planning application. 

Official plans are expected to be lodged with the council in late summer and early autumn, and if approved, construction would begin in 2026.