Plans to build 72 homes on Drovers Lane in Redmarshall

The application, submitted by Banks Homes Limited and landowner Michael Anthony Allan, is for land to the west of Drovers Lane in Redmarshall.

A planning application, submitted on March 5, seeks approval to construct 72 homes on a 4.99-hectare stretch of land.

The development would have 13 three-bed homes and 45 four-plus-bed homes, all two-storey, along with 14 affordable homes.

Of these, 10 would be available for ‘social/affordable rent’, and the remaining four for ‘affordable home ownership.’

As part of the plans, the development would also provide a total of 221 car spaces and 134 cycle spaces.

Banks Group has submitted the plans for the village. (Image: STOCKTON BOROUGH COUNCIL PLANNING PORTAL)

The proposed development, situated on the edge of the village, is designed to be arranged around a loop road, with new vehicle access off Drovers Lane and a pedestrian or cycle link towards Church Lane and the village.

A large public open space network is included in the proposal with a central and southern green infrastructure network, play area intended for village use and retained hedgerows. 

A tree on Drovers Lane will be retained as a focal point for the development.

Financial and economic benefits listed in the planning statement estimate the project would create about 68 direct and 97 indirect jobs over a three-year build period.

An anticipated £15.9million construction spend is also cited by Banks Group.

Plans are now with Stockton Borough Council and a decision is set to be made in the coming weeks.