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Any idea on timescales?480 homes throughout the lambton grounds split into villages, retail units and some shops at the old garden centre site and lambtons home turned into a hotel/wedding venue.
480 plus retail units
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Any idea on timescales?480 homes throughout the lambton grounds split into villages, retail units and some shops at the old garden centre site and lambtons home turned into a hotel/wedding venue.
480 plus retail units
Unfortunately not. I think they are starting with retail units at the old garden centre site then working in over. Can imagine it taking a canny few years. There will be an entrance to the estate at Houghton gate on Chester Road that requires a roundabout so that should be fun for local traffic too.Any idea on timescales?
At 25%?
And one on the field beside Herrington Park. Houses going up all over Houghton/penshaw at the minute.There's a big estate planned for the area up by the old bus depot up past shiney as well which was meant to incorporate shops as well as hundreds of new homes.
Shiney I would think. Would class it as Bournmoor myself wrong side of the river for washy for starters.What will annoy the new residents the most, call it Washington, Shiney or Burnmoor?
Philidelphia\Herrington Burn rather than Shiney?There's a big estate planned for the area up by the old bus depot up past shiney as well which was meant to incorporate shops as well as hundreds of new homes.
Heard they were meant to be but been pulled from a mate who works there.Duchy Homes are building houses on the estate.
Had a look at their site earlier and they seem to only do smaller developments 20-25 homes per site. Seems a jump to go to nearly 500 although they have an office on the lambton Estate according to their website.Heard they were meant to be but been pulled from a mate who works there.
Unless it's back on in the last couple of weeks.
They were earmarked to do a load but was pulled and put back out to tender or so I heard.Had a look at their site earlier and they seem to only do smaller developments 20-25 homes per site. Seems a jump to go to nearly 500 although they have an office on the lambton Estate according to their website.
What will annoy the new residents the most, call it Washington, Shiney or Burnmoor?
And one on the field beside Herrington Park. Houses going up all over Houghton/penshaw at the minute.
I beleieve that's already been sold and planning applications in from developers. Lots of resistance from local residents. He owns loads of land all the way out to Sacriston and seems to be selling most of it. I can see why people don't want green belt built on but think the development on the estate will be great. It's land no one gets to use anyway and will all be opened up. Plans include loads of walking routes and seem to be trying to keep as much woodland as possible.Lambton owns these fields and from what i can gather is planning on selling this land off as well for housing - f***ing criminal if you ask me as there is no need for the number of houses down there. Its all greenbelt land so it shouldnt be built on at all imo.
Yep my mrs started the save penshaw greenbelt campaign. The roads in the area are already at bursting point not to mention schools and drs etc. The council are trying to use a build it and they will come attitude. Set of f***ing jokers.I beleieve that's already been sold and planning applications in from developers. Lots of resistance from local residents. He owns loads of land all the way out to Sacriston and seems to be selling most of it. I can see why people don't want green belt built on but think the development on the estate will be great. It's land no one gets to use anyway and will all be opened up. Plans include loads of walking routes and seem to be trying to keep as much woodland as possible.
By all accounts he's skint and the only way to pay for renovations needed to the castle are to do the development
Durham council stuck a 75% overage on land my parents bought a few year ago. It lasts 25 years aswell.By all accounts he's skint and the only way to pay for renovations needed to the castle are to do the development
My mam looked at buying land off them a few years ago. Some of the stuff in the contact was mad. If you built on the land then sold the house for a profit he wanted 25% of the profit for example.
There's two massive houses on the land mind so I assume one will be the family home
That's the one mate. New it was past shiney but couldn't remember the name of that particular areaPhilidelphia\Herrington Burn rather than Shiney?
I think the access is going to be opposite the cricket ground where the old methodist rectory is (lovely house BTW). And a roundabout at Houghton gate from what I could tell of the plans.I had a drive down today. Its actually going to be developed by Miller Homes and not Duchy Homes (shame as Duchy do beautiful houses). Tried to find out more from Miller but they have nothing 'publicly' available. There is a new roundabout being installed (left of the garage if you were leaving the forecourt). The first houses to be built will be opposite the garage just past the old clays site (which i believe is going to be converted to retail units). It looks to be a mix of posh apartments and 3/4/5 bed houses. Can't wait to see the official plans/designs.
I bet loads of aristocrats are poorer than people think. The family money gets divvied up via inheritance with every generation. Each new lord of the manor ends up being significantly less well off than his father, unless he is very smart and can create lots of wealth.
That 25% clause wouldn’t be a deal breaker for me if it was a “forever home” build. It’s obviously a negative but you’d just have to factor it in to the overall business case. I think it would be risky buying land like that however as I could imagine the estate owner may treat you like a tenant on “his” land.