Councillors are to determine on plans for a 40-home housing growth in Fintry subsequent week.
Andrew Haslam, Ogilvie Properties Ltd and others need to construct 38 homes on land close to Menzies Drive.
Nonetheless, 20 objections have been lodged together with one from Fintry Neighborhood Council.
Stirling Council planners are recommending refusal of the appliance citing grounds together with that the siting, element and design would have a detrimental impression on the character and look of the rapid space and that the proposals fail to protect the character of close by A-listed Culcreuch Fortress.
In addition they say there's a excessive danger of flooding and that SEPA (Scottish Setting Safety Company have objected to the precept of the event.
Different issues embrace lack of biodiversity, together with timber, and impression on panorama and wildlife.
In a report due earlier than the listening to, the planners mentioned: “The appliance web site is positioned on the north japanese fringe of Fintry and extends to 9.18 acres. It's at present an space of open land and woodland. The woodland is recognized as ‘Almost-native woodland’ within the Native Woodland Survey of Scotland.
“The positioning is allotted for housing growth throughout the Adopted Stirling Council Native Growth Plan (Website Particular Coverage H098 Menzies Terrace designated for 40 residential items).
“Full planning permission is hunted for the erection of 38 dwelling homes (together with the formation of the entry, landscaping and related works), with 27 personal sale homes and 11 inexpensive items. 4 mattress, three mattress and two mattress properties are proposed, together with bungalow, semi-detached, indifferent, terraced and cottage flat homes. The size of housing concerned is from single storey to 2 storey.
“The items are to be accessed by a single street extending from the present public street off Menzies Terrace.”
The planners added: “The proposed housing growth in placemaking, design and format phrases, can't be supported, even though that is an adopted allotted web site for residential growth.
“The proposals don't meet with the important thing web site necessities for the location recognized within the Native Growth Plan and the relevant nationwide insurance policies and related adopted Native Plan insurance policies.
“It's of additional significance that SEPA and Stirling Council Flooding have objected to the precept of housing on this web site on flooding grounds.
“The very fact stays, nevertheless, that the location is allotted for housing growth within the Native Growth Plan. The precept of residential growth on the appliance web site is established within the LDP. Nonetheless, the appliance should be assessed towards nationwide coverage and all of the related insurance policies of the LDP, and any related materials concerns.”