Planning permission has been given for 28 one- and two-bed flats to be built on the site of the former Best Foods shop at the bottom of the Ruette Braye.
The site is currently partly occupied by a carpet shop and a beauty salon. Both businesses will have to relocate so the existing buildings can be demolished.
A new four-storey building containing 16 flats will then be built to the front of the site, with a further two-storey building containing 12 flats built behind the road facing block.
In total there will be five one-bed flats and 23 two-bed flats.
The approved plans will see each flat allocated a parking space with communal bike parking provided too.
There was little opposition to the plans when they were submitted earlier this year, with Planning Officers acknowledging representations regarding the scale of the development and the potential impact on a neighbouring property.
In response, it has been recommended that the new buildings are kept below the height of the south boundary walls to maintain privacy and to protect the natural valley
backdrop.
Traffic and Highway Services raised concerns about the frequency of accidents
along the Ruette Braye already, so it has been proposed that the speed limit is reduced with traffic calming measures introduced too.