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Housing overhaul plans approved | |
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A major housing regeneration scheme in south west Scotland has secured council approval. | |
Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership applied for permission to demolish and replace about 200 homes in the Dicks Hill area of Stranraer. | |
The scheme is part of multi-million pound regeneration plans at sites in the harbour town and in Dumfries. | The scheme is part of multi-million pound regeneration plans at sites in the harbour town and in Dumfries. |
The Wigtown area committee went with recommendations to approve the proposal with a number of conditions. | |
The majority of properties currently on the site are two storey, four-in-a-block flats which were built in the 1950s. | The majority of properties currently on the site are two storey, four-in-a-block flats which were built in the 1950s. |
It is proposed that these be demolished and replaced by 199 houses of a variety of designs. | It is proposed that these be demolished and replaced by 199 houses of a variety of designs. |
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