Climate activists have urged councillors to reject plans for a new gas-fired power station in Aberdeenshire.
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Detailed proposals to build more than a hundred homes on the site of the former Shaw Distribution Centre have been submitted to the council.
Outline planning permission was granted by councillors in Oldham in July 2021 for up to 400 new homes on the entire industrial site at Linney Lane, with a number of revisions to the original plans approved in 2022.
That application also included the demolition of three 100-year-old mills, Elm Mill, Lily No 1 Mill and Lily No 2 Mill.
Now a reserved matters application for development on ‘phase one’ of the site, which covers more than five hectares, has been submitted by Bellway Homes Limited.
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It would see 140 homes built, of which 27 would be classed as ‘affordable’. They would be split across two, three and four-bedroom properties, with a mix of apartments, detached, semi-detached and mews style properties.
Each house would have space for two cars, with one car parking space allocated for the apartments, which would also include 12 cycle spaces.
Access for these homes would be delivered from the main access on Linney Lane, with a secondary route east of Linney Lane Motors.
The development will also include the de-culverting of the River Beal and surface water drainage infrastructure being put in place. This would allow new open space areas to be created either side of the river.
The design and access statement, submitted on behalf of Bellway Homes, states: “The development will create a high quality sustainable residential neighbourhood which maintains and enhances the key existing water and landscape features, integrating the site into the wider area.
“The development will maintain a well-informed,
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