Almost 300 new houses were given the green light to be built in Kilmarnock despite numerous concerns raised by neighbours.
A total of 294 of Bellway homes at Fardalehill, near Crosshouse Hospital, just off Irvine Road can now be built.
The new phase of the project, a mix of two, three and four bedroom houses, will be based behind the existing estate, on the other side of Bonnyton Road.
But neighbours to the estate, nine in total, have raised numerous concerns regarding heavy traffic and road safety issues attached to the near 30 acre site.
At a virtual meeting of East Ayrshire Council's planning committee councillor Jim Todd asked if a condition could be placed on the application that would essentially inform potential home owners that they're not necessarily guaranteed the primary school they want for their child.
The SNP Kilmarnock South member said he was not against the application but highlighted concerns about the pressures being put on education.
He told the meeting: "In terms of education, is there any way that we could put in a condition to the builders and subsequent sellers for anyone that buys these properties?
"I'm concerned about the pressures on education. It needs to be made known to any potential buyer of any property at a large scale development that you will not get the primary school you think you'll get because the pressures on the local primary schools will be immense if there are large families in these developments."
Fiona Finlay, the council's development management team leader, said that the education department chose not to comment on the blueprints and it was believed that councillor Todd's point didn't meet the threshold for a condition.
Planning permission in principle for the residential development was initially granted in 2009 for a certain number of units and officers surmised that the application falls within that threshold.
Resident, Amanda Love, also highlighted numerous traffic concerns in the area.
She said in her objection letter regarding Bonnyton Road: "In 2020 a traffic flow survey highlighted that more than half of the incoming traffic was from nonresidents using the estate as a shortcut to Irvine Road.
"From the survey, bollards and a road sign were installed however the residents on Bonnyton Road are still witnessing a large volume of traffic speeding through the estate including HGV's having to manoeuvre back out the estate once realising it is no longer a through road to Knockentiber.
"This road is still causing many safety concerns that Phase 1 & 2 have continuously highlighted. Introducing another two access points for a further 294 homes on this road is only going to heighten these issues.
"Bonnyton Road is not fit for the traffic flow as it stands. Most homes along this road do not have their own driveways resulting in on street parking on both sides.
"This road is a single track for most of it and the traffic lights to enter Munro Avenue are only programmed for a small flow of traffic."
However, councillors accepted the recommendation made and approved the application with the conditions attached.
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