North Somerset Council has granted a resolution to approve plans for Taylor Wimpey to build 69 homes and a 1,517 sq ft two-storey office building in Portishead, Somerset.
The development, known as Harbour Edge Phase II, follows on from a previous consent for Phase I in January 2015 which consists of 117 homes.
Phase II sits on land allocated for employment use in the North Somerset Local Plan.
Alder King, which is advising Taylor Wimpey, submitted representations to North Somerset Council which resulted in an allocation of the site for housing in the draft Sites Allocations Plan.
Karl Scholz, principal planner at Alder King, said: “While there was on-going concern from council members about the loss of the employment allocation, we were able to address these concerns through the incorporation of an office building on the site, an offer to utilise Taylor Wimpey’s established apprenticeship scheme and agreement to a contribution toward an economic development trust fund for use in Portishead.”
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