Shotts is "prime area for development" as plans for new homes submitted
Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Shotts is a prime area for development according to one former councillor.Ex Fortissat councillor Tommy Cochrane spoke out as he revealed new plans to build almost 100 new homes and three shops at a site to the East of Calder Drive, Torbothie, along with a yard for the housebuilder to use during construction.Mr Cochrane, who now runs his own planning agency, said: “Shotts is a prime area for development, with the new high-speed electric train service to Glasgow and Edinburgh and its proximity to the motorway it is ideal for commuting."We would like to see more industrial development in the town as it is ideally placed in the centre of Scotland, the increase in the