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North Lanarkshire Council agreed in principle to more housing in Gartcosh and Glenboig
The council received a planning application from Persimmon Homes, Avant Homes and the Lamont Family Planning seeking permission in principle for residential development at Heathfield Farm in Muirhead
North Lanarkshire Council's planning committee has agreed in principle to more housing being built in the Gartcosh/Glenboig community growth area.
The council received a planning application from Persimmon Homes, Avant Homes and the Lamont Family Planning seeking permission in principle for residential development at Heathfield Farm in Muirhead. The applicant has already had two other developments totalling around 1,000 houses at nearby plots of land and work on these is underway. This new application could see another 400 homes constructed.
As the land is part of the designated community growth area where the council wishes to see around 3,000 new homes constructed, planning officers reporting to the committee recommended approval subject to a list of 26 conditions, with the permission in principle to remain in place for a period of ten years, an extension of the usual five years due to the complexity of the site.
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A legal agreement covering financial contributions towards infrastructure and education provision will also have to be drawn up before the formal decision notice is awarded.
Conditions attached to the permission address a variety of issues, including the arrangements to mitigate the impact of construction, the amount of affordable housing to be included in the development and provision of play facilities for children who would live at the new housing.
During consultation a total of eight objections were received from four addresses, raising points about traffic, issues with documentation, underground gas and flooding.
However the roads department noted that the developers will pay £933 per unit of housing towards roads improvements and other upgrades are already planned.
Council officials also reports that the issues with documentation concerning a commercial yard in the area will be assessed when a detailed layout of the housing is available, and concerns about underground gas and flooding risks can be resolved through site investigations and conditions attached to the planning permission.
The committee unanimously agreed with the recommendations in the report, awarding planning permission in principle subject to the listed conditions and legal agreement.
