Taits Haulage Yard, Haydon Bridge

Commercial garage and haulage yard site. The premises had long been utilised for motor vehicle repair and for HGV parking, but has latterly been vacant an disused. Demolition of the existing warehouse required to enable a scheme to progress, along with any necessary remediation due to previous use. Site has been identified for redevelopment for many years and has a long running planning history. An initial application for residential use was refused in 1991 (T/91/E/78). A revised proposal for clearance and redevelopment was then permitted in outline in 1992, but lapsed without a start being (T/92/E/446). Some time later, in 2004 another outline permission was granted (T/20030213). Reserved matters were then submitted for demolition of the now vacant buildings and construction 20 homes, being approved in 2008 (T/20070834). The development has been subject to a long-term build-out programme but the overall development of 20 dwellings was finally completed in 2017/18.