New homes could be built in Westercraigs as Stirling-based Robertson Homes Limited is hoping to build 11 terraced properties as well as 36 flats in an area covering 12,097 square metres
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A total of 47 new homes could be built in south west Inverness if the plans receive permission.
A planning application has been lodged for the latest phase of a wider housing development at a site 40m south-west of Leachkin Road in Westercraigs.
Stirling-based Robertson Homes Limited is hoping to build 11 terraced properties as well as 36 flats in an area covering 12,097 square metres.
The developer has also proposed associated roads, drainage, parking and landscaping as part of the development.
An outline planning application was originally submitted for the Westercraigs Masterplan proposals in June 2003 with permission granted in May 2005.
That was for 550 new homes, including affordable housing, over 71.8 hectares of open space.
According to a statement, which was submitted as part of the application, the vision for Westercraigs was to redevelop the extensive site of the former Craig Dunain Hospital to create a new neighbourhood.
The statement added: “The proposal will form sites seven and eight of the wider Westercraigs Masterplan and will create a continuation of the existing development to the south and south-west.
“The development will be set-back from the road edge to provide a tree-lined landscape buffer – this will maintain the rural characteristics of the surrounding area and provide pleasant entrance gateways into the development.”
Site eight will contain three blocks of flats, forming an L-shape, which fronts onto Leachkin Road, and site seven will provide a mix of three-storey blocks of flats and two-storey terraced housing.
According to the application the buildings will use varied materials and the creation of feature plots within the development will help define the site and formalise open spaces.
The statement added: “Substantial new tree and landscape planting will also ensure the development is screened from the road and to the north-west.”
The application was submitted in November and is currently under consideration by officers from Highland Council’s planning department.
