COUNCILLORS are to visit a strip of land near the Old School, Wilton Village, east Cleveland, before they make up their mind on an application for a detached house.
Neighbours said they support the plans partly because the site is in a derelict state.
At a meeting of Redcar Borough Council's planning committee, planning officer Penny Furniss said that the village lay outside the defined limits for development, but she felt this development would "round-off" the village, and recommended that councillors approve the scheme.
But Councillor Cliff Houlding, who represents the Dormanstown ward, which includes Wilton, asked members to visit the site before they made their decision.
He said: "There is great concern in the village about this development because of the possibility of future developments."
The committee agreed with Councillor Houlding's request.
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