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Search the Public Notice PortalYarm could be set for yet another 376 homes in the third bid for a new estate in the town this year.
Miller Homes wants to build new homes and other amenities - including a local centre, care home, and country park - on fields at Mount Leven, near Leven Bank.
The estate would be made up of 60% accessible homes, to meet the needs of older people or those with reduced mobility, and 20% affordable homes.
A letter sent out to residents this week reveals the estate would also include the provision of a local farm shop, padel courts, and a bus loop next to the local centre.
The news follows significant backlash against new homes in the area.
This includes two estates on opposing sides of Leven Bank - one off Green Lane, Yarm, and the other off Low Lane, High Leven - and a third in Aislaby.
Yarm residents previously argued that the “under strain” town was “bursting at the seams” and could not handle any more homes, raising fears over their impact on local infrastructure.
If current plans for all three estates near Leven Bank are approved, it could mean just short of 1,200 homes being built around the major route.
Under the proposals from Miller Homes, 48% of homes would be bungalows, with an overview showing there would be single-storey and two-storey housing zones.
It would also boast raised flower beds, exercise trim trail equipment, walking routes, benches, and improvements to footbath and cycle connectivity.
“A review of local services and amenities capacity is being undertaken to inform the planning application”, the letter stated.
Mount Leven history
This announcement marks the first time Miller Homes has lodged plans to build on the site and follows several attempts from other developers in the last decade.
A plan for a retirement village with 332 homes, a 68-bed nursing home and facilities including a tennis court, bowling green, community hall and convenience store across seven villages was approved by the council in 2016.
But no homes or facilities, and only a roundabout and the start of an access road leading towards the fields have so far been delivered.
The letter sent out by Miller Homes states that a planning inspector has confirmed that a lawful start has been made on implementing an approved planning permission "relating to retirement housing", and this could therefore still be built out.
Last year, plans for 215 homes and a 68-bed care home from Mandale Homes were rejected following an unsuccessful appeal.
A separate revised planning application, for the same number of homes on the 12.6-hectare site, were also rejected by the council.
The homes plan received 109 objections with concerns including that there was "little or no difference" to the previous proposals.
The new plans come at a tense time for new housing developments in the Yarm and Ingleby Barwick area, which recently saw a ‘Save Yarm’ campaign launched by residents.
The 217 new homes off Low Lane and 600 off Green Lane have already been submitted to Stockton Council and are awaiting a decision.
A spokesperson for Miller Homes said: “We are bringing forward proposals for 376 new homes, designed to create a sustainable and inclusive community in Yarm.
"Around 60% of the homes will be accessible or adaptable to support the needs of older people and those with reduced mobility, and 20% of homes will be provided as affordable homes.
“The development includes a balanced mix of house types – with almost half being bungalows – alongside significant public open space and a country park with walking routes, benches, raised flower beds and outdoor exercise equipment.
“To support community life, plans also include a local farm shop, Padel courts, and a bus loop serving the local centre. Improvements to footpath and cycle links will provide safe and sustainable connections towards Yarm.
“We welcome members of the community to find out more about our proposal at a drop-in event on Tuesday, September 2.”
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A drop-in event for the Miller Homes proposal is now set to take place at Worsall Village Hall on Tuesday, September 2, from 3pm until 7pm.
Comments must be returned by Friday, September 19.
They can be sent via email to mountleven@lichfields.co.uk or via post to Lichfields, The St Nicholas Building, St Nicholas Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RF.
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