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MP says council stacking houses on green land and treating upmarket areas like a cash cow
Matt Vickers says too many houses are being built on green land in Yarm, Kirklevington and Hartburn - but the council has hit back
08:00, 3 APR 2021
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The long-awaited estate in Allens West already had outline planning permission granted by Stockton Council. But fresh worries were aired about the lack of shops and facilities on the estate as well as the prospect of hundreds of extra cars funnelling onto Durham Lane at Wednesday’s Stockton planning committee. Taylor Wimpey and the Home Group will build the two, three and four-bedroom homes on the former MOD site with access from an existing roundabout. However, there were no fewer than 150 objections ahead of the meeting – with concerns over how schools will cope, to loss of trees and congestion on surrounding roads.