Appeal over rejected plan for 265 homes
GoogleA government-appointed inspector will hear an appeal concerning plans to build 265 homes.
Keepmoat Homes and Banks Property had wanted to build the houses off Cygnet Drive and Kingfisher Way, in Stockton, Teesside, but the bid was rejected in September last year.
The developers said the houses would not have an impact on the nearby Bowesfield nature reserve, but the proposals received 47 letters of objection.
Councillors were unhappy with the design in an area already "clogged with traffic" and said it would make "residents' lives a misery".
The inspector will hear the appeal over five days, starting on 29 July.
Committee members went against a planning officer's recommendation to approve the housing plan, and refused it on the grounds of "a poor layout and unacceptable cramped form of development".
'Energy-efficient homes'
They heard the area had limited public transport and the plans would create an "unacceptable increase" in pedestrians and cyclists.
The developers said the plan would provide a wide variety of energy-efficient homes.
They had previously told councillors the "final phase of regeneration" for the Bowesfield brownfield site was the first viable proposal since 2015 and would deliver social, environmental and economic benefits, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.