PLANS to build more than 120 new homes in Clydebank are set to be approved later this month.

Councillors will be asked to approve plans for Miller Homes to build 128 residential properties on the former Play Drome site in Abbotsford Road at a special meeting of West Dunbartonshire Council’s (WDC) planning committee on January 17.

Documents published recently state that the planning committee’s preliminary recommendation is that the full council gives the plans the green light, subject to conditions.

Most of the application site on Argyll Road is currently vacant, following the demolition of the fire-damaged building in October 2021.

However, it also incorporates Abbotsford Road which remains open together with a car park currently being used by visitors to nearby facilities including Clyde Shopping Centre.

Miller Homes have proposed a selection of two and three-storey semi-detached, terraced, and townhouses.

These will include 14 two-bedroomed properties, 113 three-bedroomed properties, and one four-bedroomed property.

The estate will be accessed through Chalmers Street with emergency access and a footway link provided off Argyll Road.

Each house is proposed to have its own dedicated parking space (128 in total) with an additional 22 visitor parking spaces located throughout the development.

There will also be three electric vehicle charging points within these visitor parking spaces.

Twenty-eight further spaces are proposed to be created to serve the existing properties including the Credit Union, Salvation Army, and Church of Scotland (Clydebank Waterfront Parish Church) buildings.

The council confirmed it had received three objections to the plans; one submitted on behalf of Marie McNair, Clydebank’s MSP, the Clydebank Co-operative Society, and one member of the public.

Issues raised include the proposal will have a “significant negative impact” on the local area, the application will “virtually erode” the car parking spaces that remain, the development “fails to meet WDC’s parking standards”, and the plans will see a loss of 192 spaces including five accessible spaces which service local shops and businesses at the shopping centre.

A decision will be made on the application at the meeting at Clydebank Town Hall next week.

To view the planning application visit WDC’s website HERE.