Miller submits revised plans for former South Tyneside College site
The Westoe Campus previously had permission for up to 260 homes under plans drawn up by Avant, which Miller is scaling back to 198 properties with enhanced landscaping aspects.
Located north of Grosvenor Road and east of St George’s Avenue, Miller purchased the 23-acre site from South Tyneside College last year.
If the changes to the outline permission are approved, Miller intends to build 198 three-, four-, and five-bedroom semi-detached and detached houses, with private gardens and pockets of communal parkland.
Miller has also reworked plans to retain more trees and increase green space, and will progress with plans in a phased development to enable the college to remain operational, until it can fully relocate to its new home in South Shields town centre by September next year.
South Tyneside College and South Shields Marine School are currently in the process of relocating into the centre of town, with contractor Castle delivering a 160,000 sq ft campus on the high street.
Work will also include the conversion of a former BT building on the river into a 125-bed student accommodation block, and the refurbishment of a listed building to provide offices for staff.
As well as bringing both of these vacant buildings in the town centre back into use, the council hopes the relocation of the college from its Westoe site will encourage more footfall and invigorate South Shields.
The project is a partnership between Tyne Coast College and South Tyneside Council, and is being funded by Tyne Coast College, £18m from the North East Combined Authority, the Department for Education, and UK Government.
Ryan Lincoln, regional managing director of Miller Homes North East, said: “We work hard at Miller Homes to ensure that our developments respond to the community’s needs, and there is always a focus on the environment, with a commitment to building sustainable neighbourhoods, where we retain greenery and open space that not only ensure wildlife is preserved but that create more attractive communities for our residents to enjoy.
“We’re pleased to have submitted this planning variation, which we hope will allow us to move forward with a scheme that will unlock beautiful new homes for South Tyneside, while catalysing regeneration in the borough.”
