New housing plans get the go ahead at Blackwater

The development at Blackwater, Newmarket, will be built on six hectares of land to the west of the Gleann Dubh estate, north of the main Barvas Road.

The houses in the development, proposed by Hebridean Housing Partnership, will comprise 68 semi-detached units and four detached units, offering a range of one to four-bedroom houses.

The development, which will be completed in three phases, will also include a new access road off of the main Barvas Road, and a link road, in the north-east corner of the site connecting to the Gleann Dubh estate.

Two new bus stops are included in the plan one on each side of the Barvas road, and a new pathway will link the development to the Newmarket play area.

An observation point is also included in the plan which will be built in the north west corner of the site, the highest area of the development.

The planning consent was granted by the Comhairle with a number of conditions including a requirement that a minimum of 18 of the 72 units will be for affordable shared equity or affordable rent unless otherwise agreed with the Comhairle. 

The meeting of the full council that considered this planning application, took place on September 30 with the public and press excluded from the meeting due to Covid-19 protection measures and is only now available to report on.