Plans to build around 100 new homes on the Foxhall fields just to the east of Kirkliston have been approved by the Council planning committee.

Like many local residents in the village, we strongly objected to these proposals during last year’s consultation. We were greatly concerned about the impact which another major development would have on the traffic and congestion problem in the middle of the village.   We think the problems being seen in Kirkliston need to be solved before we approve further housing.

As part of this approval, the developer has agreed to pay for improvements to the junction to try and address traffic flow.  This will be need to be considered alongside the results of the recent traffic study.  We will be working to hold them to that promise.

The approval by the planning committee is only for the principle of building on this site.  The housing developer will have to come back to the Council with more detailed plans at a later point.  This will include the layout and mix of housing (probably 25% affordable housing) as well as the road access (probably from the north).

We are pleased that the Council has insisted that the developer will have to contribute as much as £1 million towards increasing capacity at local schools to accommodate the additional pupils coming from these new homes.  This is essential given the pressures on local schools.