Building work draws to a close at development on former police headquarters in Ponteland

Construction work is drawing to a close at a housing development in Ponteland, where all the homes have been reserved. Bellway North East is building 184 new homes at Ottermead at Jameson Manor on the former Northumbria Police HQ site off North Road.

The developer has built all of the 158 private homes, while all 26 of the affordable homes available for rent or discounted market value have been finished and handed over. In addition, the restoration of the Grade II listed buildings on the site to create a further 22 new homes at The Listed at Ottermead has also been completed, with all homes now reserved.

Street scene photographs show the transformation of the site into an attractive new residential community, and its picturesque rural surroundings.

Emma Chesterton, sales director for Bellway North East, said: “These photographs give a wonderful view of the development which is set out in all its glory. The images allow us to see the project and appreciate the gorgeous rural setting that the residents of this high-quality neighbourhood now call home. The site team has really pulled out all the stops to create a fabulous-looking development in this five-year build programme.

“We are a Newcastle-based company and it is wonderful to be able to help preserve part of this area’s heritage by giving the site of the former Northumbria Police HQ a new lease of life. We’ve paid tribute to this aspect of the site’s history by naming the streets after classic TV detectives such as Morse, Frost and Taggart.

“It has also been exciting to be able to retain and restore some of the original buildings and people have been very keen to take advantage of the rare opportunity to buy a new home in a listed property.

“This development has been an incredibly popular right from the outset when we announced our plans to develop the site in 2018. Buyers have been drawn by the peaceful village setting, which is 25 minutes from the centre of Newcastle and just a 10-minute drive from the city’s airport.”

Ottermead at Jameson Manor is part of the wider Jameson Manor scheme, which has seen a total of 275 new homes built on the 57-acre site, which Bellway bought in 2018. Ashberry Homes, which is part of the Bellway group, has built the remaining 69 properties on the site.

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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