New Falkirk houses rejected after neighbours warning over road safety

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A plan to demolish a house in Polmont and build three new ones in its place has been refused planning permission by Falkirk councillors.

Members of Falkirk Council 's planning committee narrowly voted to reject Stephen Gillespie's plans to build the new houses at 3 Scott Avenue, Polmont.

More than 50 residents from Scott Avenue, Marchmont Avenue, and other nearby streets, objected to the plans, saying the three large houses would impact on road safety and overwhelm drainage that is already at capacity. Read more: Noisy 5G mast too close to Falkirk house without planning permission Some were also worried about a loss of privacy and overshadowing of neighbouring houses.There were also concerns about the boundary wall on Marchmont Avenue and an appeal to protect it was made to Historic Environment Scotland (HES).However, HES said that the wall does not meet the criteria to justify listed status and they have no plans to do so.Councillor Gordon Forrest told the meeting that he had had more enquiries about this development than any other issue since his election in May 2022.He added that he had not heard anything to convince him to back it and moved to refuse the application.With four votes to grant and four to refuse, the committee's convener, Billy Buchanan, using his casting vote to refuse the application. For more Falkirk news, sign up to our newsletter here.