Residents of an Angus town have registered their concerns over a massive housebuilding scheme.
As reported in The Courier, Taylor Wimpey’s proposals to build between 350 and 400 houses at the Grange, Monifieth, were given the green light last week.
Meanwhile, rival Barratt North Scotland’s plans for 300 homes north of Ashludie were refused.
Some residents still fear local infrastructure will be put under too much pressure.
Evelyn Sexton, 56, lives on Park View, directly opposite the Grange, where the new homes will be built. She said: “When we bought this house we were told there would be no more house building here.
“This will put a terrible strain on schools and, at the medical centre, you sometimes have to wait a week for an appointment as it is.
“The drainage system here is also really bad. Sometimes there’s a ghastly smell and when there’s heavy rain the flooding is terrible.”
Monifieth has three schools: Seaview Primary, which is the closest to the proposed development, Grange Primary and Monifieth High.
Sheila Dunn, 63, a retired domestic supervisor from the same street, has a granddaughter in primary seven.
She said: “I’m not amused about this at all. If they build all those houses they would have to build another health centre and another school, as what we have currently wouldn’t be enough.”
Irene Robertson, 76, a retired bank employee, added: “My daughter lives on Park View and she has two young boys. I don’t think the community will cope. The schools already have composite classes and not enough teachers.
“The houses that will be built will have kids in them, so I think they need to build another school.”
Bruce Walker, regional director for Taylor Wimpey Strategic Land (Scotland), said: “As part of our agreement with Angus Council, there will be an appropriate contribution made to education per new home built at the development, and no concerns were raised by either the roads department or indeed Transport Scotland regarding road capacity.”