Councillors have unanimously approved the next phase of the Scone North development.
The plans included 58 homes, three detached garages and associated works.
Perth and Kinross Council ’s planning and development management committee met to consider the proposal last month.
Perth -based A and J Stephen Builders submitted an application to Perth and Kinross Council for 58 homes, three garages, landscaping and associated works on the 4.6 hectare site in the north west of Scone.
Council officers recommended councillors approve plans for phase 1B of the Scone North development.
Two thirds of the houses being proposed will be bungalows with applicant John Stephen reporting a demand for this type of property in the area.
He told councillors 40 out of the 42 houses in phase 1A had already been sold or reserved.
A play area in the north west area of the development was also proposed as required by the planning permission in principle consent.
The masterplan is for around 700 houses to be built on the site. PKC set a limit of 100 houses ahead of the Cross Tay Link Road being a committed project. A maximum of 167 homes can then be occupied before the CTLR becomes operational.
Donald McKerracher addressed councillors on behalf of Scone and District Community Council. He said their concerns about drainage and flooding “appear to have been ignored”.
John Stephen of A&J Stephen Builders told councillors Scone and District Community Council was the only statutory consultee to object to the plans.
The community council expressed concern at having seen the SUDS pond pumped during the construction process in phase 1A and Cllr Willie Wilson raised this with Mr Stephen.
Cllr Wilson highlighted the area was called Spoutwells with the name alone suggesting there was a water issue here.
Mr Stephen said the pond was functioning correctly and as intended. He said the pump was brought in as there were hay bales in the pond.
He said they had carried out more investigations on this site than they ever had before on a site. The applicant told the committee they had set up boreholes and groundwater monitoring - “far more than would normally be the case”.
Building standards and development management service manager Kristian Smith told councillors there were a number of controls in place and details would be requested at regular intervals on flood management measures.
He said they welcomed the engagement of the “active” Scone community and council staff had “checked, reviewed and dealt with” concerns raised by the community.
