Project Description
Banks Property started work on the remediation of 30 acres of land on the site back in 2009, in preparation for a range of development works which have since followed.
These have included the construction of the new Morpeth Road Primary Academy School, the development of specialist accommodation for people with learning disabilities operated by Lifeways and a new residential development of 142 homes created by housebuilder Gleeson Homes.
An extension to the Port of Blyth has also been facilitated by the regeneration, allowing it to expand its renewable energy operations, while a new Lidl supermarket is open on adjacent land on Cowpen Road.
Throughout this on-going project Banks Property has worked well and closely with key partners, inlcuding Harworth Group Plc, Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) (now Homes England) and Northumberland County Council.
History
The project site was a former colliery site with a rail head, port sidings, a coal stocking area and post World War II housing.
