A plan to build more than 400 new homes in Cowie, south of Stirling, has taken another step forward.
Developer Taylor Wimpey has submitted detailed design and construction proposals for 417 properties on brownfield land south of Bannockburn Road and north-west of Cowie Bowling Club, known as Berryhills.
A mixture of cottage flats, terraces, semi-detached and detached houses is proposed, 60 of which will be affordable homes.
There will be 16 one-bedroom properties, 68 two-beds, 187 three-beds, and 146 four-beds.
Shared green spaces and children’s play areas are also included in the plans.
New roundabout must be built
Stirling Council granted planning permission in principle for the development in September 2024, subject to certain conditions.
Taylor Wimpey must now provide further information on how it will meet those conditions before construction work can start.
One council stipulation requires the approval and building of a new roundabout on Bannockburn Road.
This must be ready for use before any residents move into the new properties.
Fears over badger safety
The development is one part of a wider masterplan for the Berryhills area, and runs alongside Richard Street Limited’s plan to build 59 affordable homes elsewhere on the site.
Work to prepare the land for construction was paused in March after the discovery of three dead badgers.
Richard Street Limited said no evidence of any badger setts was found on the land.
Police Scotland was informed and said enquiries were underway.
Stirling Council has specified that Taylor Wimpey must undertake a pre-construction survey to “confirm the status or absence of badgers”.
- Planning reference: 25/00195/MSC
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