ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

1. Kingsmuir is a small dormitory settlement only 2.5km from Forfar.It has no basic services or facilities other than a village hall, andrelies on the full range of services found in Forfar. There are smallscaleemployment uses in and around the village and there areregular daily bus services.KEY ISSUES/DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY2. There has been limited development in Kingsmuir in recent years.The village is connected to the public drainage system in Forfar andis affected by the drainage constraint which is in place in the southeast of the town. Kingsmuir is a popular place to live and there hasbeen some interest in sites for housing development. The strategy forKingsmuir is to allow for limited new housing in the village,recognising there are no local services or facilities.PROFILEKINGSMUIRRole:Kingsmuir is a popularresidential village very close toForfar.Housing Land Supply June2004:allocated first ALP – 25.Drainage:Drainage constraint affectingvillage requires the completionof Phase 3 of the Forfar SewersRenewal Scheme, programmedfor completion in 2005.3. Given the location of Kingsmuir very close to Forfar, it is desirableto limit the amount of new housing development in support of thestrategy of the Plan which directs the majority of new development tolarger settlements. Following the Public Local Inquiry, the first AngusLocal Plan allocated land at Bunkerhill for 25 houses. This Local Plancontinues the allocation of this land, and includes a further housingsite at Kingston Place, but shares the housing numbers for Kingsmuirbetween the two sites recognising the type of development which islikely to come forward.4. Development of all sites in Kingsmuir is dependant on thesatisfactory completion of Phase 3 of the Forfar Sewers RenewalScheme which is indicated by Scottish Water for completion in 2005.HOUSINGSITES PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY THE FIRST ANGUS LOCALPLAN5. The site in Table 1 was previously identified in the first AngusLocal Plan but has not yet come forward. This Plan continues theallocation of this site for housing development, and where appropriatethe wording of the proposal and/or the indicative yield from the sitemay have changed.Ki1 : Housing - BunkerhillTable 1 : Sites from first ALPKi1: Bunkerhill 12Total 121.5 ha of land at Bunkerhill is allocated for around 12 dwellingswith a requirement for 15% of the capacity of the site to provideLCHO affordable housing. Development of this site should haveregard to its location on the edge of the village and incorporateappropriate landscaping and boundary treatment. Vehicularaccess will be taken directly from the B9128 – Forfar/CarnoustieRoad, and not from Bunkerhill Crescent.Angus Local Plan Review225Finalised Plan