Case Study

Teal Farm Village, Washington, Tyne & Wear

Phase 1: Teal Farm Village

Undeveloped site of 21 acres
Need identified for executive housing in accordance with Sunderland City Council’s own policy
Need identified for Village Centre with food retail shop and public house/restaurant in consultation with local community
Full detailed planning application submitted with David Wilson Homes housetypes to demonstrate high quality exclusive housing to be provided
Viability assessment undertaken in order to demonstrate it was unviable to provide affordable housing
Ecological mitigation and management plan proposals drawn up
Planning consent received for Village centre and 95 executive housing units, ranging from 3 bedroom townhouses to 6 bed detached homes
Residential land subsequently sold to David Wilson Homes
Public house land subsequently sold to Marston’s Inns and Taverns
Retail units all let with Sainsbury’s signed up as anchor tenant

Phase 2: Teal Farm Village

Original planning consent subsequently amended due to negotiations with Sunderland City Council
Planning consent received for a further 39 executive housing units with 4 affordable units to be provided off site
Further land sold to David Wilson Homes due to the success of the previous phase
Offsite affordable units provided by Hellens Residential Limited

Phase 3: Extension to Teal Farm Village

6 acre Greenbelt site
Identified need for further executive housing in accordance with Sunderland City Council’s own policy
Change in national planning policy also assisting planning proposal
Planning consent received for a further 43 executive housing units with 4 affordable units to be provided off site
Hellens Residential Limited secured grant from the Homes and Communities Agency in order that all affordable housing could be brought forward as part of the proposed development at an alterative location
Residential land subsequently sold to Bellway Homes

Phase 1 and 2: Teal Park Farm

Previously developed industrial site on 40 acres
Need identified for an element of employment uses as part of a mixed use development in order to comply with national planning policies
Significant site investigation work undertaken and detailed remediation strategy formulated
Viability assessment undertaken to demonstrate amount of residenƟal development required in order to a) clean up the contaminated site and b) bring forward loss making employment element
Extensive community consultaƟon resulted in 300+ signatures of support; no objections received from members of the public
Outline consent received for mixed use consent including 300 residential units after Public Inquiry
No affordable housing or s106 legal agreement on other planning gain requirements/contributions
Residential land subsequently sold to Barratt Homes

Phase 3: Teal Farm Gardens