Plans for 245 new homes submitted to Stockton Council
Last updated 1st May 2025
A plan for 245 homes – said by the developers to support jobs for 850 people and generate £6.9m future spending in local shops – has been submitted for Wynyard Park.
Wynyard Park Ltd and Stonebridge Homes Ltd have applied for planning permission to build the homes on land off Bloomfield Drive. The developers say they want to build on a 14.9-hectare piece of undeveloped agricultural land.
They propose to build the three to five-bedroom homes near 240 homes already built by Story Homes and Avant Homes. They say Stockton Council has already found the principle of development acceptable as the fields are part of a larger site allocated for about 1,100 homes under the authority’s Local Plan, at a time of rising housing needs.
Agent Hedley Planning Services says in a planning statement the site will be accessed via Bloomfield Drive, branching from the Hanzard Drive roundabout, with bus stops on Hanzard Drive, and will be well connected to businesses at Tees Valley Court and Wynyard Business Park. It also refers to services including restaurants, Wynyard Church of England Primary School, Wynyard Hall and Gardens, Wynyard Golf Club and Wynyard Manor Park.
It says the number of homes has been reduced from 302 to 245 following comments from council officers. They include 122 accessible and adaptable homes and 20 wheelchair user homes.
It is proposed to extend Bloomfield Drive south, with an internal road layout designed “to encourage low vehicle speeds”, parking on drives or garages to a total of 822 spaces, and facilities for electric car charging and cycle parking. The plans also include three equipped play areas, 395 trees and thousands of hedges and plants, with Stonebridge Homes saying it will enhance pedestrian connections and woodland links with the opportunity for “an informal network of woodland walks”.
The planning statement says: “The proposals have been developed to retain and protect the existing woodland to the north, which roughly divides the site. The development incorporates a comprehensive landscaping scheme to integrate new housing into the surrounding landscape, whilst also delivering ecological enhancements and reducing vulnerability to climate change.
“The proposed development is allocated for residential development and will contribute 245 new homes to Wynyard Park’s total allocation of 1,100 dwellings. The provision of education facilities has been secured within the wider Wynyard Sustainable Settlement, with the delivery of Wynyard Primary School within the Village Extension.
“The proposed development intends to provide medium-density and executive market housing, comprising a mix of three to five-bedroom homes, as supported within the Wynyard Masterplan.”
It says there will be no affordable housing – homes for sale or rent at discounted rates for people whose needs are not met by the private market – on the site. Instead the developers say they will provide a sum of money for such housing away from the site.
The statement adds: “The proposed development will make significant contribution to the community that is currently growing within Wynyard Park, aligning with the aspirations for the sub-area through well-considered character areas and preservation of woodland.
“In summary, this proposed development would deliver important mixed benefits to Wynyard, in particular, the proposed 245 dwellings would make a significant contribution to meeting the emerging shortfall in housing delivery within the borough. Overall, it has been demonstrated that the proposed development aligns with the aspirations for Wynyard Park and the wider requirements for the Wynyard Sustainable Settlement.
“The proposal builds on the residential nature of the immediate setting (south) whilst also preserving the adjacent woodland. A small proportion of trees will require removal to facilitate drainage infrastructure but due to the scale of removal, within the context this will not create adverse landscape and visual impacts.
“The proposed development is not expected to result in significant adverse landscape or visual effects. The development is located within an area allocated for housing, and the potential impacts have been carefully considered and mitigated through appropriate design and landscaping measures.
“The application site is both physically and visually separated from the Wynyard Park registered park and garden, and the scheduled monument at High Burntoft Farm. Therefore, any unacceptable harm to heritage assets has been avoided.
“There will be very little harm towards the surrounding area as a result of the development, and any impacts are significantly outweighed by the delivery of substantial planning benefits.”