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Families evacuated after cracks began appearing in and around their Coalsnaughton homes have now been told their properties are to be demolished, The Herald understands.
Residents of Benbuck View and Dunmoss View are said to have been left in tears after being told their homes will be knocked down in a meeting with Clackmannanshire Council and the Mines Remediation Authority.
The shock news follows a report into ground movement at the former Clackmannanshire mining village which showed a large area of the site had subsided by almost 2ft (60cm) since 2018.
A total of 256 residents in four Coalsnaughton streets were moved out of their homes after ground movement was discovered in May.
That led to an eight-week investigation by the MRA which confirmed the cause is related to historical mining work in the area.
Families gathered for the meeting on Thursday evening unaware of the bombshell news that they would never return to live in their homes again.
People carry items from homes inside the cordon on The Glen at Coalsnaughton (Image: Colin Mearns)
Instead, The Herald understands that they have been told their homes will be valued and bought from them before being demolished.
Simon Woodward, who was one of the first residents to move into Dunmoss View when it was built, said the meeting at Tullicoultry Parish Church hall took families by surprise and left many in tears.
“It was appaling, we were held in the church hall and told by Carl Banton (the MRA's chief operation director) that they would be purchasing all our properties.
“It was horrible, lots of women ran out of the hall crying.
“They split everyone into groups with the Benbuck View and Dunmoss View families in one group and said they were basically not ever going back to their homes, they were knocking them down.
“We don’t yet know what might happen to houses at Nechtan Drive and Langour but we think they are trying to save them.
