Plans for new affordable homes in a County Durham village have been approved. Officials backed proposals for 32 social rent ...

The social rent units will be built on land at Greenwood Avenue as part of the local authority’s Council Homes programme, which aims to deliver 500 new affordable homes across County Durham. The ...

“The encroachment on the village and residents of Burnhope will be overwhelming and should not be allowed to proceed. “Burnhope is a beautiful, tranquil, rural village in the countryside ...

"Burnhope is a beautiful, tranquil, rural village in the countryside with scenic walks and wildlife," she said. "All of this will be destroyed on an industrial scale by this thoughtless and crass ...

The proposal for the site near Burnhope, County Durham ... Up to 14 fields near the County Durham village were set to be overlaid with panels, including areas near the Chapman's Well nature ...