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Dumfries and Galloway council officers believe Kirkcudbright infrastructure won't be overwhelmed by new housing development
01.02.2023 - 11:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Council officials are confident that a £16.3million affordable housing development in Kirkcudbright won’t overwhelm the town’s infrastructure.
Loreburn Housing Association is working on plans for 62 houses on land at The Merse.
And that has prompted capacity concerns over Kirkcudbright’s schools and health centre.
At Tuesday’s economy and resources committee meeting, local councillor Dougie Campbell said the development was “really, really welcome” and was “very much needed” but recognised the potential issues.
He asked: “What would the impact be of a fairly large development for Kirkcudbright on local schools, doctors surgeries, local amenities etc?
“I really want the community to get behind this. How does that process actually work? When do we look at these knock-on factors that are interlinked with any proposed housing development?”
Strategic housing investment and regeneration team leader Jamie Little suggested the homes would have “a positive impact on the town as a whole and also predominantly on the people who will be able to live in them”.
He revealed reviews had been carried out on the impact of housing developments on local amenities, the most recent being in Gretna where 90 homes were built.
Mr Little said: “A review of the people who were allocated those properties showed they were predominantly either coming from within school catchment area and the local GP surgery or those moving in were going to have a minimal or low impact on the school.”
He added there had been a “handful” of new pupils at the primary school in Gretna.
Councillors agreed to the project’s inclusion in the local authority’s strategic housing investment plan, used to guide funding decisions for developments.
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