Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) has drawn up ambitious proposals to build 74 new homes on agricultural land at Stanfield Farm.
The plans have been in the works for several years after the registered social landlord bought the three-hectare site.
A planning application has been submitted to Dumfries and Galloway Council and a public consultation has been ongoing, which is due to finish on Friday.
CHA first announced the Stanfield Farm development on its website 18 months ago, stating: “We acquired this land in March 2017 with a view to 70 new homes being delivered on the site. We are close to resolving the existing drainage issues at this site and hope to move forward with planning approval.”
The farm land is an area with a known risk of flooding and it was thought there may be drainage issues.
However, the site is to be designed in a way that will mitigate flood risks and independent specialists have conducted a flood risk assessment and given the housing plans the thumbs up.
The assessment report reads: “The site has been assessed against fluvial, coastal, and surface water flood risk. The site is located outwith the SEPA indicative fluvial and coastal water flood extents.
“Therefore, it is considered that the site is at little or no risk of fluvial or coastal flooding.”
Andrew Clark, of Robert Potter and Partners in Dumfries, is the agent representing Cunninghame. He formally submitted the planning application where it was explained that a new vehicle access route will be created, along with 169 parking spaces for the residents and visitors.
The planning application will be presented to the council’s planning committee in the coming months once the public consultation is over for a decision.
