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Industrial estate in Stirling village could get 12 new business units
Industrial estate in Stirling village could get 12 new business units

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Industrial estate in Stirling village could get 12 new business units

The Doune site on a former industrial estate could make room for a dozen industrial and storage units. Expansion plans for an industrial estate near Doune have been resubmitted to Stirling Council planners. ‌ RTA Building & Construction Co Ltd are seeking permission to build industrial units and storage units on land south of Lochill Industrial Estate and north of Kilmadock Cemetery in the village. ‌ The proposals also include other works including drainage engineering, fencing, structural planting and creation of hardstanding areas and documents submitted with the application also suggest an element of 'visitor orientated businesses'. ‌ The latest application is a resubmission of a previous bid made last year, which was withdrawn for revision. The documents add: 'The site is located on the southern side of Deanston, adjacent to Doune. The site lies to the east of the A84(T) Trunk Road and to the north of the B826. 'The site has operated as an industrial site for more than 50 years and has slowly grown over the years to accommodate ‌ additional industrial operations. 'To the north of the site is the existing Lochill Industrial Etates to the east of the site is the Ashmill caravan storage site and Ashmill caravan site and to the south and west are small woodlands.' The existing access road to the industrial estate would provide the main access to the development site, but changes would be made to the access road to provide a continuous six metre carriageway into the industrial estate from the end of a 7.3m wide ‌ section. The development site is allocated in the Stirling Council Local Development Plan (LDP) for Class 4 (business), 5 (industry), 6 (storage and distribution) and visitor orientated businesses. Agents for the applicants added: 'The site allocation within the Local Development Plan and the site's current usage have established its location as a viable industrial site in a semi-rural location. ‌ 'The development proposals are for a total of 12 small industrial units and a communal kitchen/toilet unit at the existing Lochill Industrial Estate, Doune, Stirling. The Lochill Industrial Estate currently has a number of businesses operating from the Industrial Estate including RTA Building & Construction, Doune Woodyard, McTurks Yard, Safeleg, and Nicol Properties. ‌ 'In addition to these industrial businesses, the Industrial Estate also provides storage of materials for RTA Building & Construction. 'The development proposals will provide appropriate vehicle and cycle parking provisions for the units. In addition, the ‌ proposals also include a small extension to the existing builder's storage yard on the northern side of the development site. 'The site lies to the east of the A84(T) Trunk Road and to the north of the B8032. The site has operated as an industrial site for more than 20 years and has slowly grown over the years to accommodate additional industrial operations. ‌ 'Given the site's semi-rural location, there are some limitations in relation to access to sustainable modes of transport such as walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport facilities. While these are available in the area this is balanced out by the semi-rural nature of the site and its appropriateness for industrial use away from residential development. 'Vehicular access to the development will use the existing Industrial Estate access road which will be widened to 6m as part of the proposals. The existing junction onto the B826 will be used and with some management of the existing trees on the eastern side of the access the sightlines specified by Stirling Council can be achieved. 'The traffic generation from the proposed development is minimal and will have no impact on the safe operation of the local or Trunk Road network.' Stirling Council planners are expected to make a recommendation on the application in due course.

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