Major plans to build almost 200 houses on land left vacant by a demolished council estate are going to be decided by council bosses next week.
The majority of Clasper Village was knocked down in 2015 after Gateshead Council announced plans to move 200 families out of the area and flatten it after it became plagued by anti-social behaviour.
However one determined resident, Michael Crossman, remained in his flat until 2017, so the final flats on the estate were only demolished early last year.
Now, authority planners have recommended Gateshead Council's plans to fill the land left behind with 191 homes and a supermarket be given the go ahead by the planning committee.
The residential development will be a mixture of two, three, and four bedroom homes, with 29 properties earmarked as affordable housing for rent.
A 7,571sqm supermarket was initially proposed for the new estate and was expected to bring 20 full time jobs to the area, but it has since been scrapped in favour of purely residential development.
The council say its taken several months to develop and refine the plans, which links the village to the Riverside Sculpture Park.
It claims the new homes are needed to attract "high level" professionals and investment and offer a wider range of housing options to the borough.
Clasper Village is situated adjacent to the southern bank of the River Tyne and is bounded by Askew Road West, the A184 and the East Coast Main Line to the south, Morrison Street to the west, and the Redheugh Bridge.
Planners say that the site, has good transport links with easy access to A184 and A189 wrap arounds and the A1 as well as the train and Metro at Central Station.
A planning statement said: "It is necessary for Gateshead to attract and capture inward investment by providing attractive accommodation for an increasing number of high level professionals and investors. This development of this brownfield site for family housing will meet demand and broaden the housing offer within Gateshead as a whole."
Gateshead Council's planning committee will vote whether to grant the plans on Wednesday.
