Council backs Hambleton housing plans

Proposals for a 62-home scheme in Hambleton have received the support of North Yorkshire Council’s planning committee. 

Put forward by Durham-based housebuilder Banks Homes, the plans cover a site east of Gateforth Lane that had previously been earmarked for housing in the withdrawn Selby Local Plan. 

Officials say the development includes a mix of private and affordable properties, including ten bungalows, as well as featuring new wildlife habitats and public green space to boost local biodiversity.

They add around 30 jobs will be directly supported during construction, with a further 45 indirectly supported.

Kate Culverhouse, community relations manager at the Banks Group, said: “Having had a recommendation for approval from North Yorkshire Council’s expert planning officers for our Hambleton planning application, we’re very pleased that the members of the Council’s planning committee have been minded to follow this guidance.

“There is a clear and pressing need to increase the supply of quality homes in North Yorkshire and across the UK as a whole, both to ensure people have the housing options they need in the places they want to live and to support the wider UK economy’s future growth.

“Our high-quality Hambleton development will help to meet both these ambitions and is located in an area that is entirely suitable for the type of project we’ll now be taking forward.

“The provision of private and affordable homes will give more local people and families a greater opportunity to stay in the village, while the creation of new wildlife habitats and new areas of public open space around the development will encourage and enhance local biodiversity.”

The scheme marks Banks Homes’ first Yorkshire site since its 2023 launch by family-owned developer the Banks Group. 

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