A planning application for a new 'green' council housing project in Kilmarnock has been submitted.
An application for an environmental impact assessment screening opinion has been requested for the site of the former Silverwood Primary School in Kennedy Drive.
The application states: "The plans are for 48 new build single and two storey homes with associated landscaping and parking within the brownfield site of recently demolished primary school."
The application includes a statement on the expected environmental impact, including an increase in traffic and noise during construction. It states that the noise is not expected to exceed 'normal levels' associated with similar developments.
Surface water will be gathered before being discharged into the sewer network.
The development will be a partnership between East Ayrshire Council and CCG (Scotland) Ltd and its design team, and are to be designed to meet a range of needs.
It would consist of four two-bed homes designed to the meet the needs of wheelchair users, three two-bed homes for older/ ambulant disabled residents, 29 two-bed terraced homes, seven three-bed homes, three four-bed homes, one five-bed bungalow and one eight-bed home designed for a wheelchair user.
The public consultation on the development closed at the beginning of June.
Blair Millar, head of housing and communities said: "The development proposed for Kennedy Drive is ambitious and designed to meet the needs of local people.
"The 48 homes have been carefully considered and the design includes attractive green spaces.
"This development is also the council's first Net Zero project with full consideration being given to low carbon technologies.
"This includes the proposed installation of air source heat pumps instead of gas boilers, the use of Scottish products and materials wherever possible to reduce transport energy and solar panels installed on all roof spaces."
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