WORK will start soon on the first phase of a housing project in Stockton.
The Tees Valley Housing Group is to regenerate land overlooking the A177, at Ketton Road, providing 20 flats for people over the age of 55.
Stockton Borough Council's planning committee has granted permission for the development of 18 two-bed flats and two wheelchair-friendly apartments.
A second phase, which would provide a further 28 units of family housing, is likely to go out to public consultation later this year before a formal planning application is received by the council.
Martin Hawthorne, director of development at Tees Valley Housing Group, said: "The regeneration of this land is a major project for Tees Valley Housing Group, and we are very excited about it because it will provide some much-needed affordable homes for people in Stockton.
"The work will also mark a considerable project in a highly visible part of Stockton which has not had the same level of attention to regeneration such as the town centre and Riverside areas."
Work on the project will be carried out by Bowey Construction.
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