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Planners approve £15m Peel Park housing development

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A new £15 million housing development on part of Peel Park on the outskirts of East Kilbride has been given planning consent by South Lanarkshire Council.Developers London & Scottish Investments are in the process of transferring the land to house builders Balfour Beatty who will construction 89 much-needed family homes to their usual high standards.There will be a mix of 67 properties for private sale and 22 on-site affordable houses. It is intended that the affordable properties will be transferred into the ownership of East Kilbride Housing Association (EKHA).Mr Wilson said that he expects construction work to start before the end of the year. The affordable homes will be delivered as a single early phase with the private homes expected to be completed over the course of approximately the next two years.