Five planning applications and 20 years later: Mardyke Walk apartments to be developed

A demolished terrace of homes and the Carmelite Stores are about to be replaced by a modernist block of apartments and duplexes

Carmelite Terrace, Western Road, prior to demolition

LONG-idle waste ground at the western end of Mardyke Walk is finally set for development as work gets underway on a series of apartments and duplexes that will replace a terrace of homes demolished several years ago.

The site at Carmelite Place has been the subject of a series of planning application going back over 20 years, with the land changing hands during that time.