Calling All Fossoway Residents!

Please Attend these Meetings to Discuss Future Housing Sites in Fossoway

A series of crucial meetings has been organised to decide where the residents of Crook of Devon, Drum, Powmill, Rumbling Bridge, Blairingone and Carnbo want new houses to be built over the next 14 years to 2024.

The government has indicated that it wants this part of Kinross-shire to be the fastest growing area in Scotland, and Perth & Kinross Council has recently revised its assessment of the number of new houses that need to be built during the period to 2020. Perth & Kinross Council has now issued guidance stating that 855 additional houses are required in the Kinross Planning Area, which includes Fossoway. This figure will increase slightly when the new Strategic Development Plan (TAYPLAN) is published and the newly released (increased) population estimates are taken into account.

Based on residents' responses to questionnaires, opinions expressed at previous public meetings, and in response to a recommendation from the Local Plan Inquiry Reporter, the Fossoway Community Strategy Group has produced maps of the settlements of Fossoway that indicate areas where development should and should not be allowed.

The development sector has submitted 28 potential construction sites to Perth & Kinross Council within Fossoway. These sites will be appraised by the council for the Main Issues Report in preparation for the new Development Plan, which will specify those areas zoned for new development. One such submission is the Thomson Homes proposal for 315 New Houses in Powmill on 2 of these sites.

The Fossoway Community Strategy Group has met to discuss the submissions from the development sector and there is now an urgent need to consult residents and find out the views of the wider community. There will therefore be 4 evening public meetings in Fossoway during March where this consultation will take place.

We have a very attractive rural area which we all enjoy, and we must ensure that any development framework preserves and hopefully enhances what we have for future generations. At this time, it is imperative that the community take ownership of this development strategy that we have been working on since 2005 and do not allow the development sector to subvert it.

The following meetings will take place at 7.30pm. Please attend if possible and share your views. Please also remind others to attend these meetings - they are important.

Click on the link to download the Letter to Residents about the meetings from Councillor Mike Barnacle.