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Marley Hill - Category "D"
In 1951 Durham County Council designated Marley Hill a "Category D Village". With the demise of industry and the subsequent decrease in population it was felt that there was no way of sustaining the village in the future. This meant that no new building or development could take place. In 1974 Gateshead MBC undertook an investigation into its Category "D" villages. It was not until the 1990s that new building took place in Marley Hill for the first time in fifty years. Sandygate Mews and St. Cuthbert's Park were built along the former Pit Road.