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Planning granted for 105 homes in village
Planning permission has been conditionally awarded for 105 new homes in Gartcosh.
Bellway Homes and Deuchny Properties requested approval for a new development, which also includes an access road on a farmland site north-east of Johnston Road.
The housing will be in the form of 81 detached houses with three to five bedrooms, 14 semi-detached threebed dwellings and 12 affordable housing units consisting of four onebed cottage flats and eight three-bed terraced units.
In line with planning conditions, play provision is also proposed.
The application attracted a total of 39 representations, highlighting concerns such as the capacity of local schools, traffic issues, impact on wildlife and the “aggressive” house building strategy seen recently in Gartcosh.
These points were addressed in the planning report presented to the committee, which highlighted that, in 2014, the area was designated a Community Growth Area suitable for an additional 3000 dwellings with each development either incorporating new play facilities or the council receiving money to upgrade its facilities.
A rumour that the former Mount Ellen Golf Club was also earmarked for housing was also addressed with planners stating permission had recently been granted to establish a garden centre there.
In conclusion, the planning report recommended approving the application subject to a legal agreement, ensuring payment of a commuted sum for additional affordable housing, and the planning board agreed unanimously with this position.
Councillors also approved planning permission for 77 new homes to be built at Croy Quarry after imposing an extra condition preventing site traffic from passing through the village.
Applicant Miller Homes sought permission for this major housing development at the former quarry, consisting of 62 detached two-storey dwellings and 15 affordable dwellings comprising of eight cottage flats and seven terraced houses, and planning officers had recommended North Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee approve it subject to various conditions.