UP to a dozen energy-efficient homes look set to replace a row of old cottages and their adjoining paddock.

Members of Hambleton District Council's development control committee have given the go-ahead to an application by Harewood Housing Society for the project, at Leeming Bar.

The application sought to establish the principle of demolishing the terrace in Northallerton Road.

The society has teamed up with the council to prepare a development of housing for rent, using "green" building materials and methods, which is thought to be unique in the district.