Barton village divided over development at its heart
Barton, with the development site at The Ashes at the top RESIDENTS of a village which can be traced back to before William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book are divided over its future shape after developers resurrected plans to transform the settlement’s heart. More than two years after Richmondshire District Council’s planning committee rejected plans to develop The Ashes Farm in Barton, between Richmond and Darlington, Lawsons Farms has submitted a proposal to demolish the farmstead and haulage depot, and replace them with 32 homes and public open space. Planners said the previou...
Source: darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk