Achi news desk-
Councilors approved an application to develop land in Crookbridge, off the A905 Kerse Road, south of Springkerse Retail Park.
The 13 acre site has been given the go-ahead for development which includes a supermarket, car showroom, offices and business premises and a vehicle refueling centre.
Asda have identified themselves as the potential supermarket operators.
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The site, which is owned by the Stirling Development Agency, was previously approved by Councilors for a similar scale development by the same applicant, including an Asda supermarket, in January 2022.
However, he was ‘called in’ by the Correspondent to the Scottish Ministers, who recommended that the planning application be refused as he could not “safely conclude” that the development would not have a significant or unacceptable impact on the city centre. The Scottish Ministers subsequently accepted those reasons and refused the application.
However, in their new application, the developer submitted an updated Retail Impact Assessment, which was independently assessed on behalf of Stirling Council planners.
The RIA also found that the impact on Stirling city center would not be significant, with conditions to limit the amount of retail floor space in the new supermarket and its use mainly for the sale of food and convenience goods.
The development would provide an estimated 350 new jobs and, councilors agreed, would also reduce the risk of local residents leaving the area to shop at other retail parks across the Forth Valley and beyond.
