Category: Housing

Developer Contribution for Hexham Retirement Homes

As a councillor in the West of Northumberland I am a member of the Tynedale Local Area Planning Committee which considers the planning applications not decided by planning officers under their delegation. These tend to be the larger applications, those in the green belt or those that have attracted a lot of legitimate public opposition. […]

Housing in Corbridge

It’s no surprise that Corbridge and Riding Mill are in the second most expensive area in Northumberland for house prices and it’s true that many people who have grown up here and whose families have lived here for generations cannot afford to stay in Corbridge. Some, but not enough, new affordable social housing has been […]