Plans for 2,000 new homes in Northumberland WILL go ahead

Almost 2,000 new homes will be built across Northumberland, creating dozens of jobs.

Six separate applications poised to change the face of the county were given the go-ahead by councillors.

Developer Hindhaugh Homes was granted permission to build 500 homes on land near James Calvert Spence College in Amble at a meeting on Tuesday.

The company said the two, three and four-bedroom properties will “enhance the profile of the local area by providing a distinctive community atmosphere”.

But Amble councillor Terence Clark feared the homes will be overpriced and the town’s amenities will not be able to cope.

He said: “People in the ward don’t think that the infrastructure will be able to take it. It is like another town being built.