Blackburn and Price, Silver Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Site within Berwick town centre, historically occupied by a brewery, then later a commercial garage for repair and sale of cars, but now disused. A range of industrial and commercial buildings remain on-site, all now vacant and somewhat dilapidated. These require demolition prior to redevelopment of the site. The history of this site is linked to an associated but geographically separate parcel of land to the south (1046a). An initial application for 66 dwellings covered both site and was permitted in 2011 (N/06/B/0714). Since then, the two schemes have largely progressed independently, essentially as two phases to a wider development. However, the two parcels remained linked through the extant planning permissions. This record is for phase-2. Specifically for this parcel, the original permission was for demolition of the redundant garage, workshops and outbuildings, remediation and construction of a mix of 45 new-build houses and apartments. A subsequent application to amend the initial scheme, reducing this phase to 37 units, was permitted in 2013 (13/00471/FUL). There has been no progress to date with the residential aspect of phase-2 (1046b). The 2013 amendment to the scheme has now lapsed. However, the original 2011 permission remains extant, through implementation and completion of phase-1. This means the yield reverts to the original total, 66 dwellings overall, with 45 outstanding for phase-2 (1046b). The site was sold in 2021, with the new owner recently confirming that they are looking to take forward redevelopment. This may be by delivering the permitted design or after approval of a new scheme. Phase-2 is forecast for completion in the next five years.