Bellway lays foundations for housing plans

A proposed housing development could bring affordable homes and community investment to a County Durham village if approved by planners.

Bellway Strategic Land has submitted plans to Durham County Council for 81 new homes in Hawthorn, including 12 affordable properties - eight bungalows and four houses. 

The scheme, on a 15-acre site off Stockton Road that sits between residential areas, would include a convenience store, landscaped open space, a play area and a community orchard, with officials saying it would create facilities “that are currently lacking” and provide “the missing link between the existing residential areas”. 

The development would also support 115 construction jobs and 60 in the supply chain, with an estimated £975,000 annual boost to the local economy. 

Bellway has pledged contributions to local services, such as education and healthcare, while residents’ feedback from a public consultation helped shaped the final application. 

Martyn Earle, strategic land director (North) for Bellway, said: “Hawthorn is a well-connected village which is well placed to accommodate new homes. 

“This development has been designed to provide facilities that are currently lacking, including affordable bungalows, a shop, and new public open space which would provide the missing link between the existing residential areas.”

“Sustainability sits at the heart of the plan, with footpaths and cycle paths linking the new homes to the village and public transport connections to Hartlepool, Sunderland and Durham. 

“The new residents would be living in low-carbon homes heated by electric air source heat pumps.”

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