Next phase of housing project is approved

The next phase of a major development in Alyth has been unanimously approved.

Perth and Kinross Council’s planning and development management committee met on Wednesday last week to discuss the plans.

Elected members were recommended to approve an application which would see 55 bungalows and 51 associated garages erected on land 200 metres north of Pitcrocknie Farmhouse.

Part of a wider project by Glenisla Developments Ltd, plans for a care home, other houses and business units have already been approved by the local authority and are at various stages of development.

To date, 20 houses and three business units have been completed, while building work on the care home is still progressing.

This element of the wide-ranging project is due to be completed and ready to open in the autumn of this year.

Liberal Democrat councillor Willie Wilson moved the plans for approval.

He said: “It’s a fairly extensive development for Alyth and inevitably it takes time for all the bits to be processed through.”

He added: “I’m pleased to see this going ahead.”

Conservative councillor Ian James seconded and said: “It’s reassuring to see this going forward with not a single objection. It’s a large development – not a single objection – and it’s really nice to see.

“We do need the housing.”

He agreed with Cllr Wilson that the application had been well thought through and said he was very happy to second.

The committee unanimously approved the application.