A planning application for a 950-home residential development in Sunderland has been recommended for approval.

The application, which forms the next phase of ambitious development in the South Sunderland Growth Area, is set to go before the planning committee this month.

Developers Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon and Story Homes submitted the application that, if approved, will see 890 homes built on land North of Burdon Lane.

A further 60 homes is set to be delivered by Persimmon, under its Charles Church brand, on adjacent land at Burdon Lane.

It will include a mix of house types, from two to five-bed properties, and 10 per cent of those built will be affordable homes.

The new development promises "high quality and affordable homes" that increases the housing choice available for growing families and younger people.

It makes up one of the largest new communities that Sunderland will have seen in decades as part of the council's plan to create more and better homes to meet the needs of the city’s residents.

The development will also pave the way for a new primary school with plans including a new local centre with amenities like local shops, a doctors surgery and a community hub or public house, a multi-use games area, 3G pitch and play facilities.

Green space totalling more than 21 hectares will also be preserved and enhanced, supporting healthy and active lifestyles and maximising biodiversity.

New local road and sustainable transport networks will be coordinated with the council’s plans for the next section for the Ryhope to Doxford Link Road which will support the delivery of approximately 3,000 new homes in the South Sunderland Growth Area.

This includes a significant number of much needed larger family homes which it is said will make the city a more attractive place to live with new communities for families of all kinds.

Councillor Graeme Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council, said: "We have ambitious plans to develop a range of high quality and affordable new homes across Sunderland.

"We’re delighted that housebuilders are responding to those plans and are keen to come into the city and develop homes that will enhance our offering, and will be attractive to new and existing residents.

"Sunderland has many assets as a place to live, and providing spacious new homes in attractive communities like this one, with an abundance of green space and excellent sustainable transport links, is increasingly making Sunderland a destination of choice for new homeowners and at the same time supporting the growth of the local economy."

Plans for Burdon will contribute to the council’s aspiration to deliver more than 7,000 new homes in Sunderland over the coming 10 years.

Among other housing developments moving forward across the city is the council’s major development at Potters Hill, near Chapelgarth; a new coastal community being created by Avant Homes and Miller Homes at Seaburn.

Other developments include a £40m scheme being delivered by Karbon Homes in North Hylton and a £400m-plus plan by Gentoo to invest in its existing stock and a significant new affordable homes programme.

Sunderland City Council is also developing contemporary new city centre homes on the Riverside Sunderland site, the existing Civic Centre site, and at Northern Spire Park, alongside the Northern Spire bridge.