New homes planned at Felling Bypass Freight Depot in Gateshead

A planning application has been submitted by the Gateshead Regeneration Partnership to authorities at the local borough council for the construction of 300 new homes on the Felling Bypass Freight Depot in Gateshead, Newcastle.

According to a press release, construction of these homes, on the brownfield Felling Bypass site, will entail the delivery of three blocks of flats, each containing twenty apartments, as well as 240 individual homes with varying numbers of bedrooms, a community hub, landscaped gardens, pedestrian footpaths, and cycleways.

Fifteen per cent of these properties would be classified as affordable housing and would be made available under an affordable rent scheme.

The Development Director for GRP, Christine Curran stated: “Our aim is to create a vibrant and sustainable community close to the heart of Gateshead. If permission to regenerate this disused brownfield site is granted, we are sure that our ambitious plans to deliver high quality housing options will play a big part in supporting the revitalisation of the town centre.

“Close to excellent transport links, the Gateshead Quays and Newcastle Quayside, the proposed site offers an exciting opportunity to improve the breadth and availability of new homes in the area.”

The Managing Director of Vistry Partnerships in the North East, Sean Egan added: “The old freight depot site offers a unique opportunity to establish a housing lead regeneration project close to the centre of the town. Should the planning application be successful, I am confident the homes we want to create here will not only bring new people to the area but prove a popular choice with locals, as the partnership’s award winning project in Saltwell has done.

“At Trilogy I, which was recognised as the country’s Best Regeneration Project of more than 71 homes at the Inside Housing Awards 2018, over 76 per cent of buyers moved less than five miles to their new home. With the wide selection of housing provision planned for this new site, I’m sure we can deliver similar positive results.”

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