Nearly 1,000 homes, a hotel at Craigendoran and mixed use leisure and tourism developments at Rhu Marina and Rosneath all feature in development plans for Helensburgh and Lomond.
Argyll and Bute Council has started the consultation on its second Proposed Local Development Plan, which is intended to set out plans for the whole area over the next 10 years.
And a document produced by the authority reveals that 971 new houses are earmarked for Helensburgh and Lomond, 300 of them at the town’s golf club.
Other sites for new homes include Kilcreggan and Rosneath – for maps and full details, see this earlier story.
Residents can have their say on the plans, which can be viewed on the council’s website at argyll-bute.gov.uk, until midday on January 23.
A statement from the council said: “The Proposed Local Development Plan 2 plays a key role in promoting a successful future for Argyll and Bute by helping to deliver a prosperous and inclusive economy, safeguarding our environmental assets and planning for the future growth of our communities.
“In this time of economic uncertainty and faced with the challenges presented by climate change and a falling population, it is increasingly important for us to work together to achieve our shared objectives.
“It sets out a land use framework for the next 10 years to promote, guide and manage development in Argyll and Bute.
“It also aims to support the delivery of new homes, create new employment opportunities and protect our natural and built environment through a suite of policies, proposals and deliverable development sites.
“Once adopted it will provide a simpler and more flexible approach to delivering sustainable development across Argyll and Bute.”
David Kinniburgh, chair of the authority’s planning, protective services and licensing committee, added: “Argyll and Bute is an incredibly diverse area with an outstanding natural environment, more inhabited islands than any other council in Scotland, miles of amazing coastline, small communities in remote rural areas and larger towns close to the central belt.
“The area is the second largest council area in Scotland and home to numerous award-winning businesses and services.
“The scale and diversity of our region presents great opportunities as well as major challenges in planning for the future development of the area.
“The Local Development Plan 2 plays a key role in promoting a successful future for Argyll and Bute by helping to deliver a prosperous and inclusive economy, safeguarding our environmental assets and planning for the future growth of our communities.”
Tp have your say go to the council’s website.
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