Green light for community of nearly 200 homes in Chester-le-Street

A new community of nearly 200 homes is set to be created in the North East after receiving the green light.

Miller Homes has announced that it is creating 190 homes in Pelton, near Chester-le-Street, following its acquisition of the site from private individuals and County Durham developer Banks Property.

The site, named Trinity Green, has received Reserved Matters planning approval, and groundworks have now begun.

The first plots are expected to complete in the summer, with Miller Homes committing more than £350k towards benefitting local infrastructure.

Patrick Arkle, regional managing director at Miller Homes North East, commented: “This is a strong area for development and we’re really pleased to be growing our portfolio in this part of the region.

“We’re confident that the development’s close location to the A1 motorway and easy access to the amenities in nearby Chester-le-Street, Durham and Newcastle will be key selling points.

“This site will also include a large proportion of our new house styles which are receiving a positive response from buyers.

“The new styles have been designed to meet an evolving need for a living space that is multi-functional, with more of a focus on areas for home working and open plan family accommodation.”

Lewis Stokes, community relations manager at The Banks Group, added: “Staying in or moving to the places in which people want to live should be an option for everyone, and increasing the supply of homes across North East England through high-quality developments like Trinity Green will contribute to making this a realistic goal.

“This development won a lot of local support and we worked closely with the local community to identify what they would like to see in it, which included the much-needed bungalows that will form part of it.

“It’s great to see Miller Homes making such good progress on what’s certain to be a highly sought-after development and to see another residential scheme in our home county coming together as we’d visualised right back at the start of our design process.”

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