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Falkirk flats plan gets go-ahead despite concerns about impact on parking

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Planning permission has been granted to build 22 flats close to Victoria Park in Falkirk, despite concerns about the effect it will have on parking for the community centre next door.

Members of Falkirk Council planning committee had previously rejected proposals that included the 22 flats and a separate house on the corner of King Street and Thornhill Road, Falkirk.

A new application before the committee on Wednesday removed the house, in order to increase the number of parking spaces available for two blocks of three-storey flats. Read more: Falkirk Council's plans for warm spaces is among measures to help people in poverty The application by G&N Homes Ltd includes land that is currently used by Thornhill Community Centre for parking but the developers have agreed to create 16 new parking spaces for the centre instead.However, Councillor Iain Sinclair (SNP), who represents Falkirk North, told the meeting on Wednesday that he was still concerned that the development would mean a loss of parking for people using the community centre.He said: "There are still significant questions over the parking issue that are currently prevalent, given the fact that it is a busy area."Cllr Sinclair said he feared there would be a knock-on effect for parking in general in the area, which is close to an entrance to Central Retail Park.Falkirk Council's roads department agreed that the development could have an impact on parking in the area although the number of parking spaces met all the requirements of council policies.Bonnybridge councillor Jack Redmond (Labour) said that he was minded to grant due to the urgent local need for social housing."We really need this urgently.

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