Whitley Bay housing news
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16 New Council Homes in Wallsend and Howdon, at Social Rent
Eight houses at Rosehill View in Howdon and eight flats on Elton Street East, Wallsend, are finished and will be let at social rents from the housing register.
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Tynemouth
Tynemouth Station Homes: 46 Planned, None of Them Affordable
Amethyst Homes wants to build 46 homes on the old platforms south of Tynemouth Station, with no affordable housing. Comments can go in until 12 November.
Planning
Murton Gap 2,700 Homes: New Plans, 503 Objections So Far
Persimmon has filed revised plans for Murton Gap and admits the scheme misses the new national density rule near Metro stations. Comments close 31 October.
North Tyneside
North Tyneside house prices: second record at £205,744
The borough average rose £12,527 in a year to £205,744 in July, nearly six times England's pace. Semis led at 7.8% while flats managed just 3.4%.
Planning
North Tyneside Local Plan: 1,130 Homes North of Whitley Bay
Green Belt fields at Brier Dene Farm and south of Hartley Lane would take 1,130 homes under the final draft plan. Comments are open until 12 November.
Dudley
Annitsford Farm: Wildlife Trust Objects to 310-Home Plan
Homes England wants up to 310 homes on farmland at Dudley. Northumberland Wildlife Trust and 16 residents object, and the council targets a decision by 23 October.
North Tyneside
North Tyneside House Prices Hit Record £203,813
The borough average reached an all-time high in June, up £11,579 in a year. Northumberland next door rose fastest in England and is now the dearer place to buy.
North Shields
North Shields Fish Quay: 138 Homes, No Affordable Ones
Officers back 138 flats and houses on the old Tyne Brand site tonight, with zero affordable homes and £587,051 of contributions waived on viability.