Banks looks to deliver 50 Sedgefield homes

The housebuilder is holding public consultations ahead of submitting plans for a development to the south east of the town, on a site bordered by the A689 and Stockton Road.

Plans will be submitted to Durham County Council this winter, with the hope that work could start on site by summer 2027.

Currently, Banks is considering a provision of 20% affordable housing and access would be via a new junction onto Stockton Road.

County Durham-based Banks Homes is building estates at sites in West Rainton, Yarm, and Hambleton in North Yorkshire.

The company also recently announced plans for new developments at Redmarshall near Stockton, which would include around 75 family homes, and at High Shincliffe near Durham City, which would include a further 80 new family homes.

Kate Culverhouse, community relations manager at the Banks Group, says: ““Feedback from local people is always essential in helping us finalise our development designs.

“We’re grateful to everyone who took the time to come along to our event and pleased with the number of visitors who provided positive feedback and ideas about our plans.

“The 20% provision of affordable homes would provide additional options for people to either move to or stay in the area, while a biodiversity net gain of at least ten per cent and the use of alternative heating systems to gas would deliver significant environmental benefits.

“This will be a high-quality development in which we’re looking to create a range of sustainable, contemporary living spaces, and we hope the members of Durham County Council’s planning committee will recognise its many merits when it comes before them next year.”