ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

MONIKIE1. The village of Monikie is surrounded by agricultural land and isclose to the towns of Carnoustie and Monifieth. The village expandedconsiderably during the 1970s but development opportunity has beenaffected in recent years by infrastructure constraints.KEY ISSUE/DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY2. A key issue in the village, before further development can takeplace, is the resolution of drainage and water supply constraints. Thestrategy for Monikie seeks to promote the redevelopment of abrownfield site that would resolve these constraints, provide for arange of local housing needs and significantly improve the villageenvironment.HOUSINGEXISTING SITES3. Sites with planning permission or under construction as identifiedin the Housing Land Audit, June 2004, are shown in Table 1.SITE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY THE FIRST ANGUS LOCALPLAN4. The site at Monikie Granary was previously allocated in the firstAngus Local Plan but has not yet come forward due to water supplyand drainage infrastructure constraints. Planning permission hasbeen recently granted for housing and the reservation of the site iscontinued in this Local Plan.Mk1 : Housing – Monikie Granary4 ha of land and buildings comprising the former granary isallocated for redevelopment for around 60 mixed tenure houses.Development is dependent on necessary investment in watersupply and foul and surface water drainage infrastructure.Proposals will require to provide details of vehicular accessfrom Panmure Road, landscaping and open space provision, andpedestrian and cyclist linkages. Developers will also be requiredto contribute to the extension of Monikie Primary School and theerection of a new Scout Hut.PROFILERole:Large rural village with a limitedrange of services.Population:Census 2001 - 416;1991 - 479;% Change 91/01: -13.15.Housing Land Supply June2004:existing - 7constrained - 60Drainage:Development currentlyconstrained by lack of availablelocal foul drainage capacity.Private sector investmentrequired to resolve constraint.Water Supply:Development of the Granary sitecan be accommodated. Furtherdevelopment will be constrainedby water supply issues that willrequire augmentation andincreased service reservoircapacity.Table 1 : Existing Sites(a) Panmure Road 7Total 7Table 2 : Site from first ALPMk1 : Granary Site 60Total 60(Outline planning permission for 22 social rented and 37 privatehouses was granted on 11 March 2004).Angus Local Plan Review251Finalised Plan