Dozens of homes to spring up on site of former Walker school

The proposed estate will be made up of a mixture of two, three and four bedroom properties including family houses and some bungalowsThe transformation of a derelict former school in Newcastle into a new housing estate has gathered pace after councillors gave the scheme top marks.Wharrier Street Primary School, in Walker, was torn down in 2013 after it merged with St Anthony’s C of E Primary to form the new Central Walker Church of England Primary.But after years of the site laying fallow, plans for 36 affordable rent houses were approved on Friday.Newcastle City Council’s planning committee, granted planning permission subject to a legal agreement being reached between the council and developer Places for People.The proposed estate will be made up of a mixture of two, three and four bedroom properties including family houses and some bungalows.Places for People has said that it had hoped to have begun construction last month, with the building work completed by March 2020.