Mac Mic Group and Persimmon Homes East Scotland have announced the completion of a major land sale agreement for a site in Dennyloanhead, Falkirk.
The move marks the next step in delivering new homes and local infrastructure improvements to the area.
The development will be located at a 78-acre site to the west of Dennyloanhead. It will comprise a mix of house types, including detached, semi-detached, and terraced houses, and there will also be a provision for 15% affordable housing.
The plans include the creation of parks, equipped play areas, and informal open spaces, with green network walking routes. Biodiversity will be enhanced through supplementary woodland planting, the seeding of meadows and grassland, and the provision of roosting bat boxes.
Mac Mic Group will deliver a local neighbourhood centre, including a retail offering on the development site. The group, in partnership with I & H Brown, will also deliver infrastructure upgrades to the M80, unlocking capacity for up to 1,200 new homes on other sites in the area, in line with the Falkirk Council Local Development Plan.
Mac Mic Group revealed it worked with local landowners to assemble the land required for the development. It also secured planning permission in principle, as well as detailed infrastructure consent. This process is said to have secured best value for landowners and attracted a ‘high-quality’ development partner in Persimmon Homes East Scotland to the project.
Together, Mac Mic Group and Persimmon Homes East Scotland secured detailed planning for 568 homes.
Bruce Hampton, regional land director (Scotland) at Mac Mic Group, said, “We’re delighted to have secured this land sale to Persimmon Homes East Scotland. This project is a great example of Mac Mic Group working collaboratively with our landowner partners, Local and National Government, a carefully selected project team, and our developer partners to unlock a complicated development site to deliver much-needed new homes that will contribute towards solving the housing emergency.”
Neil Parry, MD of Persimmon East Scotland, added, “This is an exciting opportunity to bring much-needed new homes and community investment to Dennyloanhead. We are committed to creating affordable routes to home ownership for local families, with a product that has both energy efficiency and sustainability at its heart and look forward to working with our partners, stakeholders and the local community as our plans progress.”
