Plans have been lodged for an ambitious multi-million pound housing development to be built on the outskirts of Dundee.
The Morris Leslie Group has submitted the proposals for the 58 hectare site at Errol Airfield with Perth and Kinross Council, and, if passed, it would see 240 new homes built, including 60 affordable houses.
Planning permission in principle was granted to the developers back in October 2010 for a mixed use development at Errol Airfield.
The plan also contains details of plots for commercial use and the scheme would link Errol to the new housing through a network of green spaces and upgraded paths.
On Thursday, Keith Scobbie, partner at Graham and Sibbald, local property agents, said: “The Carse of Gowrie continues to have a healthy demand for residential and commercial property.
“With all the large-scale residential sites within the Carse nearing completion, the Errol site remains the only consented site capable of satisfying the on-going demand.”
And Tony Mackay, of Mackay Consultants, a leading Scottish economist, added: “The Carse of Gowrie has had an influx of new and expanding businesses over recent years. With the on-going demand and excellent infrastructure links the area will continue to perform and drive inward investment which will in turn provide increased employment opportunities and a rise in demand for housing.”
Councillor Mac Roberts, who is one of the representatives for the Carse of Gowrie ward, commented: “Planning permission has been renewed at five yearly intervals.
“I believe that no developer was interested in the site but perhaps that has now changed. I believe that the development was originally for some 240 houses, 25% of which were to be affordable and also light industrial use.”
While the two main entrance points into the site will be retained for the time being, a separate planning application will be submitted shortly for a new western access gateway. This is aimed to improve vehicular, cycle and pedestrian links.
The proposal has been discussed with the council, Errol Community Council and the Carse Sustainability Group.