Developers withdraw plans for 200 homes on outskirts of Falkirk
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A new community on the site of a former brickworks outside Falkirk has been abandoned by developers.
The project to build 200 homes at the site of the Manuel Works, to the east of Whitecross, had outline planning permission from Falkirk Council.
The brickworks closed in 2001 and the area is designated an Initiative for Residential Regeneration (SIRR).
STV now reports that developers for the project have now withdrawn the full application.
The project was intended to form part of the nearby Whitecross village, which has a population of around 740, and be surrounded by woodland.
Planners behind the development Morton Assets and Ironside Farrer said it would boost the local economy and improve the quality of life of the people of Whitecross.
As well as the homes, the plans would have included a new school, employment land, community facilities, open spaces and footpaths.
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