Published: Tuesday, 9th March, 2010 2:00pm

Major new homes plan for area

HOME PLAN: Larkfield.

SWATHES of a Greenock estate could be flattened and transformed into modern family homes.

This is the hope of River Clyde Homes, which is carrying out a study to find out if certain sites in Larkfield are suitable for building new homes.

The study will look at land which will be freed by demolishing flats in Cumberland Road, Cumberland Walk, Stafford/Cumberland Road, 1-7 Angus Road and the former Springfield School site in Banff Road.

River Clyde Homes has already started building 336 new homes for tenants in Port Glasgow and the east end of Greenock in one of the largest house development programmes underway in Scotland.

The designers involved in the feasibility study will explain how the sites could be laid out based on ground conditions, services, safety issues, access to sites and environmental issues like parking and open space.

Angela Spence, head of regeneration at River Clyde Homes, said: "We have made a great start on our commitment to build 850 new homes for rent by 2016.

"South-west Greenock is an area which has already received significant investment in the form of the new Inverclyde Academy and Aileymill Primary and Nursery School by Inverclyde Council.

"It is an area popular with tenants and has a strong community.

"The feasibility study is just the start of the process of redevelopment of the area and I would encourage all locals with an interest in the future of the area to join us tomorrow to influence the outcomes of the study."

Initial findings on each site will be presented at an event at Ravenscraig Sports Centre, Auchmead Road, between 3.30 and 7pm tomorrow.