The council has con­firmed res­id­ents now have until May 6 to lodge objec­tions to its pro­posal to “appro­pri­ate the use of open space land at West­wood Hill” for an afford­able hous­ing devel­op­ment of 99 homes.

The site at Westwood. Pic by John McIntyre(Image: EAST KILBRIDE NEWS)

East Kilbride residents are being urged to state their objections to an “appro­pri­ation” of land at the centre of a hous­ing row in the town.

The council has con­firmed res­id­ents now have until May 6 to lodge objec­tions to its pro­posal to “appro­pri­ate the use of open space land at West­wood Hill” for an afford­able hous­ing devel­op­ment of 99 homes.

A spokes­per­son for South Lanark­shire Coun­cil said: “In accord­ance with legis­la­tion, notice was pub­lished that the coun­cil intends to appro­pri­ate the use of open space land in West­wood Hill for a pro­posed new afford­able hous­ing devel­op­ment. Any responses received by the coun­cil in rela­tion to the notice will be con­sidered as part of the over­all devel­op­ment pro­pos­als.”

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“A key aspect of the design will be to max­im­ise the green­space avail­able to all, whilst assist­ing to meet sig­ni­fic­ant need for new coun­cil homes in this area of East Kil­bride.

“The coun­cil await the full out­comes of the site invest­ig­a­tions com­pleted earlier this year in rela­tion to suit­ab­il­ity of the land for devel­op­ment, which will inform any sig­ni­fic­ant con­straints on the pro­posed devel­op­ment area.”

The land has been iden­ti­fied as “pri­or­ity green space” within South Lanark­shire’s cur­rent Local Devel­op­ment Plan, but has been included in its latest Stra­tegic Hous­ing Invest­ment Plan ( SHIP) as a poten­tial site for new coun­cil homes.

Any­one wish­ing to com­ment can do so in writ­ing to Sharon Egan, Head of Hous­ing Ser­vices, Coun­cil Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA or by email to strat­supadm@ south­lanark­shire. gov.uk

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