Plans to build a block of eight flats a short distance from Brodie Park in Paisley have been rubber-stamped by Renfrewshire Council.
Day & Co Estates has been granted planning permission, subject to conditions, for the residential development – which includes amenity space and cycle storage – at a gap site in Neilston Road.
The project will involve the construction of six two-bedroom and two one-bedroom apartments on a plot of land which Allison Architecture, the agent working on the applicant’s behalf, described as “currently overgrown”.
A supporting statement explained: “The site has been derelict since the 1960s when the tenement block that was occupying it was demolished. The outline of this building can be seen today by the paved area of the sidewalk.
“The site is bounded by a newer residential development and its associated car parking to the north, a car repair yard to the east, a 1924 tenement block with garden to the south and Neilston Road to the west.
“The site is currently overgrown and inaccessible with high fences all around it. There are two large billboards attached to the road-facing fence.
“The surrounding area is mainly residential in nature of similar scale and heights including shops with flats above and a few industrial properties to the east of Neilston Road.
“It is proposed to erect a four-storey block of six two-bed and two one-bed flats with a pitched roof and similar scale and massing as the tenement block that it will adjoin. The building will be finished in buff multi-facing brick to reflect the colouring of the surrounding sandstone tenements.
“The front entrance will provide level access and will be covered by a canopy at ground floor level. The rear entrance will provide access to the communal amenity space, bike store and bin enclosure.
“There will also be [a] path providing direct access from the front to the rear of the property to the north of the site.”
A report of handling by the planning department outlined the local authority’s reasoning for giving the project the go ahead.
It said: “The proposed development in this case is considered a good quality residential development which, if constructed, should add positively to the character of the surrounding built environment, while also responding to housing needs in the area.
“The development is complementary and compatible with the surrounding area and raises no significant adverse impacts on neighbouring land uses.”
In its official decision notice, the council confirmed the proposal was in line with the provisions of the development plan.
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