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A brief summary of the Reporter's conclusions and recommendations for Kilmacolm are as follows...

The full report can be found here on the Inverclyde Council Website

Objection

Site

Recommendation

Further Comment

8006

Balrossie School

No Change

The development brief should be altered to more accurately reflect the size of the site.

29003

Barclaven Road

No Change

Retain in the Green Belt

171001

Knockbuckle Road

No Change

Retain in the Green Belt

 

Ground at Langbank Drive

No Change

Retain as Green Belt

8005

Leperstone Avenue

No Change

Council should consider indicating that this area is suitable for building 'affordable houses' - if a decision is taken that such houses should be built here.

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50001-2-3 &134006

Milton Wood

No Change

In the event that the Council accepts that affordable housing needs to be provided in Kilmacolm and that no suitable site exists within the settlement boundary, serious consideration should be given to the possiblity of the north eastern part of the objection site being allocated for affordable housing.

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62001

Old Hall, Quarry Drive

No Change

As above - Draft modification 21 is proposed. In the event that the Council accepts affordable housing needs to be provided in Kilmacolm and that no suitable site exists within the settlement boundary, serious consideration should be given Old Hall, and only, if a greenfield site is required for affordable housing and/or its associated enabling development and the north eastern part of the Milton Wood site is considered unsuitable.

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95002

Overtoun (South)

No Change

Retain in the Green Belt

134007

Planetreeyetts

No Change

Retain in the Green Belt

 

The Plots

Port Glasgow Road

No Change

Retain in the Green Belt

 

Former Quarry

Port Glasgow Road

No Change

Retain in the Green Belt - The description of 'brownfield' in the local plan should be modified.

'a brownfield site should not be presumed to be suitable of a development, especially in green belt and countryside areas'

95001

West Glen Road

No Change

Retain in the Green Belt

139001

West Glen Road

(Misty Law)

No Change

Retain in the Green Belt

Official summary of the report can be downloaded here