PLANS to build on a former burial ground, a bid to overturn the council's housing cap at Spango Valley and a new 22-flat development in Greenock all feature in this month's planning round up. 

 

Ropeworks plans branded 'disgusting' 

An outraged resident has called on councillors to reject a 'disgusting' proposal to build new flats on a former burial ground.

Inverclyde Council's Planning Board have delayed deciding whether to grant permission for a four-storey block of 24 flats to be developed on land next to the A-listed Gourock Ropeworks in Port Glasgow.

Councillors made a site visit on Tuesday to the Bay Street plot ahead of their final decision on the plans for the property.

Residents from the Ropeworks have hit out at the proposals, with one tenant saying the plans would amount to 'desecration' of graves on the site. 

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Greenock Telegraph: Yvette Craig. Gouorck Ropeworks..

New community garden on Bay Street

A new community garden is to be created in Port Glasgow after Inverclyde Council planners gave the go ahead.

Housing association River Clyde Homes has been given approval for the green space on land in front of former garages at Bay Street.

 

Easdales in bid to overturn cap

The billionaire Easdale brothers have launched a bid to overturn a council-imposed limit on the number of homes they can build at the former IBM site at Spango Valley.

Inverclyde Council has placed a 270-unit cap on the number of properties that can be built on their part of the sprawling site, with 420 allowed across the whole site in its entirety.

The Easdales had wanted to create 450 properties as part of a £100m development there, in partnership with Advance Construction, only to be thwarted by the conditions set down.

We reported in January how they were considering legal action against the local authority over its cap.

Now fresh plans have now been submitted on behalf of Advance Construction, seeking to amend the condition by lifting it to 450 units.

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Co-op advertising plan

Plans for advertising at the Co-op's new Gourock store have received sign-off from Inverclyde Council. 

The company's application to display eight different types of advertising at their new shop site on Cardwell Road has been granted. 

Work on the new Co-op, which will replace the existing Shore Street and Cardwell Road branches, is nearing its final stages at the former Fisher Trucks garage site.

 

New housing development on Houston Street

A proposal to build 22 flats on vacant land in Greenock has been given the go-ahead by council planners.

Plans for a six storey residential development at a former warehouse site off Houston Street have received the approval of Inverclyde Council officials.

The new homes will be a mix of one bedroom and two bedroom flats, with external green spaces, balconies and a roof terrace.

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Greenock Telegraph: Flats at Houston Street

CCTV near new playpark site

Planners are considering proposals to install CCTV cameras near the site of Inverclyde Council's new pirate ship and playpark at Lunderston Bay.

Documentation submitted with the application proposes that four cameras be mounted on a six-metre metal pole near the local authority's new £200,000 outdoor area, which is currently under construction.

The proposed CCTV pole would sit next to a footbridge and have a concrete foundation.

 

New sculpture approved in Port Glasgow

Planning permission has been granted for the installation of a new sculpture highlighting the threat posed to Inverclyde by rising sea levels.

The work will be installed at Coronation Park, beside the seating area at the west side of the park.

It is part of a project called the 'three graces', a series of sister sculptures by artist Jason Orr to be installed at locations in Port Glasgow, Greenock and Gourock as part of a national climate project.

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Greenock Telegraph: Jason Orr workTheThree Graces..