Plan to add 133 homes to village

PLANS for two new developments creating more than 130 homes in Ardersier have been lodged by Moray-based housebuilder Springfield Properties.

The first application of 117 private and affordable homes covers six hectares of land off Nairn Road. The private homes include a mix of 87 flats, terraced and semi-detached homes surrounding a play park and plenty of open space.

The remaining 30 homes, a mix of one and two-bedroom bungalows and three and four-bedroom semi-detached homes, will be allocated for affordable housing in partnership with a local housing association.

The second, smaller application is for 16 affordable bungalows located just off Station Road, again in partnership with a local housing association.

Springfield’s group partnership managing director, Tom Leggeat, said: "Ardersier is a great place – it’s a short drive from the hustle and bustle of Inverness, with scenic views of the coast in a quiet sea-side town. Our plans will feed into that. The development will bring jobs and development opportunities for youngsters, support shops and businesses and offer a mix of new private and affordable homes in the area.

"We had great attendance and feedback from locals when we unveiled our plans at the community consultation recently. The larger development is a natural expansion of the existing village and has been designed with this in mind. The plans for 16 new bungalows in the centre of the village will inject life into an unsightly section of land."