THERE are plans to build 70 new homes at the western edge of Cairneyhill.

Ogilvie Homes, based in Stirling, want to develop farmland north of the Conscience Bridge on the A994.

If approved, there would be a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom houses, including 18 affordable homes and 52 for private sale.

The site, which is 4.9 hectares in size, is between Glen Moriston Drive and the Cairneyhill roundabout.

It would be part of the northern and western extension of Cairneyhill, with Avant Homes and Robert Forrester, of Forrester Park Golf Resort, having already completed one development of 100 houses off Pitdinnie Road and awaiting permission for a second phase of 156 units.

There is also development to the east of Cairneyhill, with Stewart Milne Homes getting permission on appeal for 212 new homes between the village and Crossford.

In the north and east of the Ogilvie site is the Torry Burn, to the west it is bounded by Sunnyside Road, which leads to Oakley, while an informal path runs parallel to the A994.

Their planning agent, Paul Houghton, said in a statement: "The main constraint for this site is flood risk, with the SEPA map identifying an area either side of the Torry Burn as liable to river and surface water flooding."

He added that the flood risk assessment submitted with the proposals to Fife Council showed how those risks "can be mitigated".

Proposals on how to link this development with the adjacent Avant Homes site will be part of a masterplan process.

A mini-roundabout built on the A994 would provide vehicle access to the proposed estate, the plans also include two access roads from Sunnyside Road, as well as open space, a play area, footpath links and Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDs) basins.

The site is included in FIFEplan, the council's local development plan that maps out what can be built and where.

An online public consultation about the plans was held earlier this year.