It’s D-Day for £75m housing masterplan in Monkton
Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA £75 million housing plan faces its D-day next month.Builders Barratt West Scotland want to erect up to 300 homes in Monkton and a site for a park and ride.Along with Rochpion Properties, they are set to learn their fate from South Ayrshire Council.Barratt say the Ayrshire Growth Deal will act as a “key economic driver” to help regenerate the area – and insist their plan should be central to that.The proposed development site is identified in the Deal’s Prestwick Masterplan as a residential expansion area.Val Russell, CEO of Ayrshire’s Chamber of Commerce, said: “We recognise that in times of economic uncertainty a renewed focus on inward