1. Site Context and Background Avant Homes Avant Homes is an award-winning housebuilder, with a track record of delivering quality housing developments across the North East and the wider North of England and Scotland. At Avant Homes, we pride ourselves on discovering better ways to design and deliver homes for all the community.
What Are We Consulting On? Avant Homes is in the process of preparing a full planning application for a residential redevelopment of the South Tyneside College Westoe Campus site. The application will seek planning permission to build 260 high quality homes on site which is north of Grosvenor Road and east of St George’s Avenue.
The Site and Surroundings The site which is located c. 1 mile south of South Shields Town Centre is c. 9.36 hectares in size. The site is the Westoe Campus for South Tyneside College and there are a range of education and administrative buildings on-site along with the Dr Winterbottom Halls of Residence. These buildings date from the 1950s and 1960s and are of a large scale and mass.
Figure 1.1: Existing Site Layout and Surrounding Area
Currently, access to the College is from Grosvenor Road and St George’s Avenue with parking for approximately 420 cars on-site. There are private playing fields located in the south east of the site. There are a number of individual trees and groups of trees on the site. The surrounding area is predominantly residential with a mix of bungalows, flats and houses. There is the Westoe Village Conservation Area to the north and large areas of high-quality open space in the locality.
Figure 1.2: Existing College Buildings Viewed from St George’s Avenue
Figure 1.3: View East Along Grosvenor Road from Junction with St George’s Avenue
Figure 1.4: View West of College Frontage along Grosvenor Road