Green light for new homes
A large housing development has been approved in Hamilton.
Councillors at the planning committee meeting on Tuesday, March 29, gave the green light to the development with 151 homes in Clyde Avenue in Ferniegair.
The site will see 67 threebedroom and 84 four-bedroom terraced, semi-detached and detached homes along with associated engineering, landscape and infrastructure works.
The applicant for the site has agreed with the council to provide a financial contribution towards education to meet the demand for school places which will come as a result of the development.
As well as this, the applicant will provide a sum of money to contribute to affordable housing.
Primary access into the new development will be from Valleyfield Crescent to the north-west of the site with a loop road being formed through the development.
There will be footpaths on either side of the main access road with links to existing pathways and a network connecting to the village and towards Chatelherault Country Park.
The new connections will also provide access to existing public transport including bus services on Carlisle Road and train services at Chatelherault station.
Planning officers at the meeting confirmed that there will be a small play area within the development for children and the site near Chatelherault Country Park.
There will be car parking spaces for the detached and semi-detached homes and parking courts will be provided for the terraced properties. There will be a total of 386 parking spaces in the development with two provided for three-bedroom homes and three spaces for four-bedroom properties.
Planning officers recommended the proposal, stating that it complies with national and local policy and it raises no significant environmental or infrastructure issues.
A report to the planning committee said: “The proposal involves development within a site located in a sustainable location within the Ferniegair Community Growth Area where the principle of residential use is considered to be acceptable.
“The site benefits from opportunities for trips by public transport with bus and train routes located on the nearby Carlisle Road and Chatelherault Train Station and the development would be well integrated into existing walking and cycling networks and would encourage active travel.
“The site is also located within an acceptable distance to commercial services such as retail, leisure, schools etc.
“It is considered that the proposal would result in an attractive and vibrant addition to neighbouring residential development.”