Flats plan go-ahead for Mill Street in Dingwall
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A BUSY street in a Ross-shire town recently dug up for essential sewer repair work looks set to be the focus of another major development.
Last week, Dingwall's Mill Street re-opened to traffic following a 12-week sewer revamp led by Scottish Water with the assistance of Morrison Construction.
This week, Highland Council gave the go-ahead to its own plans for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of six flat units at 20-22 Mill Street.
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The existing use of the area planned for the development is described as vacant property and derelict land, a joinery contractor's workshop and residential.
The site sits next to award-winning haggis-maker, George Cockburn & Son, among the businesses which have already had to endure the inconvenience of the sewer revamp.
The flats development proposal which has just been approved is on a 850 sq.m site and would include a total of seven parking spaces.
Papers lodged with the application state: "Our records indicate that the site has an historic use as a carpentry and joinery yard including licensed can store, which may have resulted in land contamination. A Phase I report had already been submitted for a previous planning application for this site and a Phase II intrusive investigation was proposed and a scope of works agreed."
Environmental health officials say "it is very difficult to quantify and assess potential odour issues arising from the butcher shop next door. It is possible that some loss of amenity may occur due to haggis production, however, based upon knowledge of other butcher premises, this should be minimal assuming proper ventilation."
The approval comes with a number of conditions. These include the stipulation that no development shall commence until a scheme to deal with potential contamination on site has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority.
