A sporting facility for children at Milton of Leys, Inverness, is to go ahead despite fears it had been abandoned
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A “MUCH-NEEDED” sporting facility at a new housing development will go ahead despite residents fearing the project had been abandoned.
Homeowners at the Milton of Leys development had voiced concerns that a “kick pitch” for children was never going to be developed.
It was part of the planning agreement set out by developer Tulloch Homes for the Leys Green area.
The Courier was approached by residents, who wished to remain anonymous, in a bid to discover what was delaying matters.
Children have been forced to play football in the street in the meantime causing serious safety concerns due to traffic.
However, Tulloch Homes has now confirmed that the “kick pitch” will be put in place later this year when the weather improves.
A spokesman for the firm said: “It’s our intention to create a kick pitch at Milton of Leys as we indicated in our marketing material.
“We’ve been waiting for weather conditions to improve but the plan is to begin work on it later this spring.
“Thus, we’ll be happy to provide local youngsters with an attractive alternative to playing football in the street.”
The spokesman added: “Several years ago we disposed of land near Milton of Leys shopping precinct to enable Parklands Group to apply for a care home facility. A kick pitch proposed for there will now be replaced by Parklands to create a community garden facility.”
Inverness South councillor Ken Gowans said there was a massive lack of infrastructure across the Highland capital following a burst of housing development.
He said: “We have all these new homes but no infrastructure to support them. It needs to be addressed urgently.”
