Plans for nearly 200 homes on Hartlepool industrial estate

Plans to transform part of a Hartlepool industrial estate by creating almost 200 new homes and additional business space have been lodged.

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) wants to build 189 homes while transforming 23,400 square metres for business use at Oaksway Industrial Estate, West View, Hartlepool.

The HCA is the non-departmental public body that funds new affordable housing in England.

A design and access statement submitted on behalf of the applicant to Hartlepool Borough Council states: “The overarching vision is to rejuvenate this disused site and close gaps in the urban form, creating a desirable and high-quality residential and employment development.

“Development ensures a strong future for the site, reducing issues of maintenance and management and increasing perceptions of change and regeneration in the wider area.

“The master plan sets a framework for a new high quality and sustainable housing development on the site with retention of plots for future employment development.”

Agents for the applicants state the proposals been designed to create an “attractive and distinctive place to live” with a mix of high-quality family homes, provide green space for leisure and recreation, and contribute to sustainable development.

A mix of two, three and four bedroom houses are proposed in three phases.

They include terraced, detached and semi-detached homes with up to 15 per cent affordable housing able to accommodate around 400 people on the 16.3 hectare site.

Supporting documentation adds: “The master plan includes elements of employment development, providing a sustainable land use mix and allowing for work opportunities close to new homes.”

In August, the Homes and Community Agency held a consultation event for the local community in the Rovers Quoit Sports & Social Club.

It says feedback received has been used to shape the proposals.

The council aims to make a decision by early March.

People can view and comment on the application at the planning section of the council website at www.hartlepool.gov.uk under the reference number H/2017/0634.

More than 100 new homes will create 80 jobs