Newcastle Great Park probes next phase of housing
The partnership between Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon Homes, and Newcastle City Council is looking into adding another 240 homes to the 1,200 acre site.
Lichfields has submitted an EIA scoping opinion to the council for the land to the south of the A696 and west of Newbiggin Lane.
Since development started in 2001, Newcastle Great Park has delivered more than 2,500 homes, offices, a nursery, primary schools and an academy, as well as a community centre with associated sports and play pitches.
More than half of the 1,200 acres is landscaped, and the site has its own park and ride facility for nearby Newcastle city centre.
For this part of the development, 38 acres is earmarked for homes with a maximum of three storeys, with access from Oulton Close, which lies to the south of the site.
The north and east of the site is bounded by the A696, while Bluebell Dene Park is directly next door to the south and west, beyond which lies residential developments. Currently, the land is agricultural, divided into four fields by hedgerows.
