Eaglesham residents will be able to view controversial plans to build on 90 hectares of greenbelt land surrounding Scotland’s first conservation village tonight.
Locals are being invited to air their views at a drop-in surgery in the village library on Tuesday, 20th October from 3-8pm where they can find out more about the council’s local development plan (LDP).
Detailed plans will be on display and residents are being encouraged to attend and question planning officers.
The rural village is set to take almost a third (660) of the 1955 houses planned for the whole of East Renfrewshire.
Last month more than 300 locals attended a public meeting at the Eglinton Arms Hotel to voice their concerns regarding the proposals which could see as many as 660 homes built across almost 90 hectares of Eaglesham green fields, with planning officers said to have used an ‘infrastructure-led model’ to develop these.
Eaglesham was identified as an area that offered the development principles of ‘local living’ and an ‘attractive and sustainable community,’ and that provided ‘valuable opportunities for recreation, active travel and access to nature’.
Busby, Clarkston and Barrhead were also identified as growth areas where “development will be focused”.
Villagers can also attend alternative drop-in clinics discussing the proposals in Barrhead, Busby, Clarkston, Giffnock, Neilston and Uplawmoor which will run until mid-November.
The surgery is part of the public consultation for the proposals, which is now open and will run for 12 weeks until Tuesday, December 22.
Locals can submit representations via the online portal, by emailing ldp@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk or by post, to: Planning Strategy Team, East Renfrewshire Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, G46 6UG.
Representations will be considered in detail, with any potential amendments put before councillors for a further decision in summer 2027.