Plans for housing development near Horsely Brae set for go ahead

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Plans for a major housing development in Overtown are set to be given the go ahead.The proposal for the residential development on land at the Garrion Bridge and Horsely Brae by Taylor Grange (Garrion) Ltd would see 150 homes built on the land.The development is set to be rubber-stamped at North Lanarkshire Council’s Planning Committee on September 15 after planners gave it the green light.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The site slopes slightly downwards towards the south west but is lower in level than the proposed access from Horsley Brae and higher than the River Clyde to the south.“Planning permission in principle is being sought for a residential development, an indicative number of houses has been proposed at 150.”Scottish Water have indicated that the is current sufficient capacity for water to the development but there is no waste water capacity.The required conditions would be placed on any approval requiring that this dealt with in detail at the next stage of the process.Eight letters of objection were received in