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Berrymead Farm

Beaumont Hill - Darlington - Tees Valley - DL1 3NG

Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd, Northumbrian Land and Persimmon Homes have received outline planning consent for up to 370 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and land reserved for a Primary School on the land at Berrymead Farm, Beaumont Hill, Darlington. 

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  • Overview

    Current Proposals

    Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd, Northumbrian Land and Persimmon Homes have received outline planning consent, with signed S106, for residential development and associated uses on the land off Beaumont Hill and Burtree Lane in Darlington.

     

    Taylor Wimpey are now due to submit reserved matters for our section of the development. 

    The current plans propose:

    • 124 Detached, Semi-detached and Terraced houses of a range of 2, 3 and 4 bedroomed house types
    • Public Open Space 
    • Landscaping and SUDS Ponds
    • Roundabout access from Beaumont Hill (A167) and Burtree Lane
    • Land reserved for Primary School
    • Off-site Highway improvements

    A copy of the latest planning layout can be found by clicking the link below:

    Planning Layout

  • About the site

    About the Site

    Local Context

    The site lies to the north of Darlington off Burtee Lane and the A167, which provides a direct route to the A1(M). The land is currently in agricultural use and is bound by hedging/fencing.

     

    The red line boundary below shows the entire site approved under the Outline Planning Approval (Up to 370 houses). You can review our latest planning layout under 'Our Proposals' which covers the Taylor Wimpey section of the site in more detail. 

     

     
    Land Use Plan copy

    Land at Berrymead Farm - Surrounding Land Uses

     

    Berrymead Farm Wider Context

    Land at Berrymead Farm - Surrounding Road Networks

     

    Berrymead Farm Amenities

    Land at Berrymead Farm - Local Amenities

  • What's proposed

    Our Proposals

    The development proposals are based on the following principles:

    • 124 Detached, Semi-detached and Terraced houses of a range of 2, 3 and 4 bedroomed house types
    • Public Open Space and land reserved for a School
    • Landscaping and SUDS Ponds
    • Access from Beaumont Hill (A167) and Burtree Lane

    The full planning layout can be viewed by clicking the link below:

    Planning Layout

     

    The below image shows an illustrative plan of our current proposals:

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    Land at Berrymead Farm - Planning Layout

     

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    Example Taylor Wimpey Housetypes

     

    Highways Plan Berrymead Farm

    Land at Berrymead Farm - Highways and Transport

  • Community

    Involving the Community

    We always try to keep local communities informed as we prepare and then make our planning applications and we welcome any comments you may have at this stage.

    When our Reserved Matters application is finalised, the details will be made available to the Public via the Planning Portal and this website.

     

    Reserved Matters Consultation

    We have posted out a leaflet to local resident informing them of the new proposals ahead of the planning application. A copy of the latest leaflet can be found by clicking the link below:

    Consultation Leaflet 2021

     

     

    Outline Consultations

    A Public Consultation Event was held at Whessoe Parish Hall, A167, Darlington between 3:30pm and 7:30pm on Thursday 21st May 2015. Representatives of Taylor Wimpey, Northumbrian Land, Persimmon Homes and their consultants were in attendance.

    Feedback from this consultation was taken into consideration in shaping our final planning application to Darlington Borough Council.

    Our information leaflet is available to download as PDFs by clicking on the following link:

    Berrymead Farm Consultation Leaflet

  • Updates

    News & Updates

    April 2021

    The Reserved Matter Application has now been validated by Darlington Borough Council. We will now be working with the council to discuss the proposal and work towards a planning approval. 

     

    March 2021

    Taylor Wimpey are preparing to submit a reserved matters application. The detailed Taylor Wimpey layout is based upon the masterplan approved under the Outline Application.  

    A leaflet has been posted to local resident informing them of the proposal. You can find a copy of the leaflet by clicking the link below. 

    Consultation Leaflet 2021

     

    May 2020:

    Outline Planning Permission for the development has now been granted and the Section 106 agreement for the site has been signed by all parties. Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon and Northumbrian Land are now working on detailed plans for the site which will be submitted to the Council as a Reserved Matters Planning Application later in 2020.

     

    August 2015

    Outline Planning Application has been submitted to Darlington Borough Council for 370 units.

     

    June 2015

    Consultation is now closed

     

    May 2015

    Community Consultation

    A Public Consultation Event was be held at Whessoe Parish Hall, A167, Darlington between 3:30pm and 7:30pm on Thursday 21st May 2015. Representatives of Taylor Wimpey, Northumbrian Land, Persimmon Homes and their consultants, were in attendance to discuss the proposals.

    Comments were invited up until the 1st June 2015.