Durham Earmarked for 400 New Homes

Plans to construct up to 400 new dwellings in Durham are in the pipeline after a parcel of land was acquired by housebuilder Bellway.The proposed properties would be within Sniperley Park, a new neighbourhood which is allocated to deliver approximately 1,700 homes to the north west of Durham City.The site acquired by Bellway spans nearly 50 acres and is located to the north of the A691, near Sniperley Hall.The wider Sniperley Park development include a new primary school, a local community centre, incorporating a health centre, an expansion to the Sniperley Park & Ride facility and highway improvements, as well as more than 60 acres of public open space, wildlife habitats, playing fields and community woodlands.Bellway is in the “final stages” of preparing a planning application, Wray added.