A PLAN to develop 400 homes as part of a proposed new city suburb is being drawn up by a housebuilder. A planning application is being prepared for the Sniperley Park development, two miles north-west of Durham, while the first homes will soon be available on a separate development site north-east of the city. Builder Bellway said Sniperley Park would be part of a new “neighbourhood” among about 1,700 homes north-west of the city, as part of the Country Durham Plan, adopted last October. Bellway has acquired almost 50 acres, north of the A691, near Sniperley Hall. Apart from the new homes, proposals for the wider Sniperley Park development include a new primary school, a local community centre and health centre, plus an expansion of the Sniperley Park and Ride facility.