Hepscott Park (parcel)
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Potential Homes
10.9
Hectares
2017
Permission Year
Public
Ownership
About This Site
Hepscott Park (parcel) is a brownfield development site covering 10.93 hectares in Northumberland.
The site has full planning permission, granted on 25/01/2017.
Planning Details
- Status
- permissioned
- Permission Type
- full planning permission
- Permission Date
- 25/01/2017
- Deliverable
- Yes (within 5 years)
- Reference
- 3034x
Additional Notes
Site was originally built as a convalescence hospital in the 1930s, but in latter years had been used as office and educational space by Northumberland County Council, More recently the site has been vacant. Aside from the former hospital buildings, the remainder of the site consists of open space. Despite a somewhat peripheral location outside of a defined settlement, it offers opportunity for redevelopment of a large site that is partly brownfield in nature. Demolition of the redundant buildings is required. Permission was approved for clearance and erection of 89 dwellings in 2017 (16/02336/FUL). Site is a mix of brownfield and greenfield land. Brownfield parcel (3.12ha) represents around 30% of the site area but the new development is limited to the footprint of the former buildings. For indicative purposes in the BF Register, the original SHLAA site (ref 3034) is split to reflect brownfield and greenfield elements - total area of 10.93ha. Overall development complete in 2020/21.
Nearby Brownfield Sites
What is Brownfield Land?
Brownfield land is previously developed land that may be available for redevelopment. The government prioritises brownfield development over greenfield sites to protect countryside and make efficient use of existing infrastructure. Local authorities maintain Brownfield Land Registers to identify suitable sites for housing.
Data source: Brownfield Land Register (Local Authority) | Added: 17/12/2021