New A77 underpass could be built to support £48m housing plan near Ayr
dailyrecord.co.ukA new underpass will be built under the A77 to support a £48m housing plan on the outskirts of Ayr — if the plans get the green light by planning chiefs.
Ayrshire Live told back In October how as many as 350 new houses could be coming to Ayr — along with shops, food and drink outlets and offices near the Holmston Old Toll, on the eastern side of Holmston Roundabout.
Now Glasgow-based property consultancy firm Iceni Projects Ltd, have submitted a Planning Application in Principle to South Ayrshire Council, on behalf of their client James Craig Ltd, a firm which owns Ayr Auction Mart and land at the Old Toll.
The application is “pending consideration” on the council’s online planning portal.Developers are seeking planning permission in principle for a “residential development” for as many as 350 homes, along with class 1 “commercial developments” such as retail and class 2 “professional services” and class 3 food and drink outlets and office space, associated access, landscaping and drainage works.The site is located to the south-east of Holmston Roundabout, Ayr.Ayrshire Live can reveal that as many as 88 homes would be earmarked for affordable housing, 110 jobs will be created during the construction phase and the total cost of the build is expected to be £48m.
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