But after receiving 3,000 objections to the proposals, Newcastle city council has announced its intention to transfer the proposed housing to an existing brownfield site.
Mr. Coale proposed housing it on his land, which he said he had bought in 1973 for $90 an acre.
The proposed housing is planned for a vacant industrial wasteland, and village officials say displacement is therefore not a concern.
For instance, there are proposed housing developments that residents think will transform the town into another choked suburb.
Mr. Joyce said that even the developer estimated that about 100 school-age children would live in the proposed housing.
The plan lays out 10 goals that will be considered as part of nearly every city policy and be used to evaluate proposed housing, commercial and industrial developments.
Construction has not begun on a hotel and three other proposed housing developments near the park, with nearly 800 additional apartments.
During questioning about women's issues, Cameron said he would ensure that local authority-owned women's refuges are exempted from the proposed housing benefit cap.
New York University, whose medical school is just north of the Bellevue complex, proposed housing for post-doctoral students, doctors' offices, conference space and a child care center.
In the meantime, the Equality and Human Rights Commission should use its proposed housing inquiry to investigate the denial of rights for people whose housing is determined by their care and support needs.
