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Major 187-home development set for approval in Stanley despite road safety fears from community

Muir Homes masterplan will see homes built on five sites - linked by public roads - around Stanley. Over 14 years, that could see the village's population double. Image: Muir Homes.
Muir Homes masterplan will see homes built on five sites - linked by public roads - around Stanley. Over 14 years, that could see the village's population double. Image: Muir Homes.

Plans for a 187 home development in Stanley have been recommended for approval, despite road safety fears.

The proposal by Muir Homes to build 183 houses, four flats and a play park will go before councillors on Wednesday.

The project forms part of a wider masterplan for residential development across Stanley comprising of five different site locations.

The major development for the Perthshire village has been met with opposition with the Stanley and District Community Council, Stanley Development Trust and Perth Active Travel Hub, which have all lodged official objections to the project.

The community council claimed the development would create an accident black spot and would increase the number of vehicles using the road.

Werner Reiche, chairman of the organisation, said: “The access and egress point to the development would create a T type junction which would be situated between a blind corner on one side and just over the brow of a hill on the other.

“This road is well known in the community for vehicles speeding at this point and a T type junction as planned would lead to an accident black spot.”

The community council also complained that pedestrian access to the development from the village would be along a narrow pavement on one side of the road.

Stanley Development Trust also raised fears about the junction leading to the site.

Mary Wylie, chairwoman of the trust, said: “The B9099 is already a very busy stretch of road and we think a T junction here is inadequate given that there is only one access in and out of this development.

“We believe the current layout reduces the visibility splays entering the B9099 and further safety controls should be introduced.”

The trust also raised concerns about footpaths, nearby bus stops and the effect on their own cycle path project.

Perth Active Travel Hub also objected to the proposal on the grounds that the layout did not align with the cycle path initiative and raised safety concerns for pedestrians.

The council’s head of planning and development David Littlejohn acknowledged there were “well understood issues regarding access in and out of the site due to its location”.

However in his report recommending approval, he said the site had been deemed acceptable by officials.

“While most of the representations, including those from the Community Council and Development Trust, raise concern about the proposed access, Transport Planning have assessed this aspect of the proposal in detail and have confirmed that the proposed access location is in the optimum location in terms of achieving acceptable sight lines to allow safe access and egress,” he said.