Northern Trust Company Ltd has announced that it has successfully gained outline planning permission for up to 400 houses on the southern part of their West Chirton (South) Industrial Estate in North Shields.
The outline plans include three new access junctions on Norham Road and a proportion of affordable housing. The site is ideally located being just 2 miles from North Shields town centre and only 7 miles from Newcastle City Centre.
A spokesperson for Northern Trust commented “We are pleased to have gained planning permission for regeneration of this derelict site, which will bring significant investment into the area and provide considerable benefit to the local community.”
Northern Trust has appointed Knight Frank to market the site to prospective house builders.
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