In 2011 Middlesbrough Council's planning committee said it was "minded to approve" an application to demolish the Ladgate Lane site and build 375 homes.
MiddlesbroughCouncil and the trust said they hope use of the new railway station will be "actively encouraged" through season ticket discounts and aligning hospital appointments with the new rail service timetable.
From Middlesbrough to Torbay on the Devon coast and urban Hackney (once a byword for misrule, with anarchy in the council chamber and rubbish rotting in the streets), elected mayors have done well.