Corskie Phase I – Wellfield Terrace (1964-68):

As a first step the Council decided to consider an extension of Wellfield Terrace to link up with Quarry Road and North Street. The following year newly appointed Burgh Architect Mr West presented a layout plan based on discussions with the Scottish Development Department and this was approved. The first phase would be 16 all-electric houses, with one main contractor and a time limit of one year for completion to be inserted in the contract. Settlement was reached with Mr Duguid of £550 for his land at Corskie, with the Town Council to accept a rent of £3 per acre for a year for land not needed for building.
It was at this point that the Architect reported that a new water drain would have to be laid through land belonging to Mr Gregor, Mill of Cranna, to the Arkland Burn. He also pointed out this was the last development where septic tanks would be allowed, so the Council would have to consider a comprehensive sewage scheme.

Corskie Phase II – Hardie Court and Corskie Drive (1969-1973):

Early in 1969 steps were taken to establish a new burgh boundary to include the whole of the Cleanhill area as well as the area east of Causewayend Quarry for future development, and this was passed by the Sheriff the following year.
Mr West now submitted plans for a further 14 houses (ten 3-apartment and four 4-apartment) at Wellfield Terrace as well as gap sites elsewhere, with the contract with L A Anderson to be completed by 31 December 1971.
At the end of 1970 Mr West presented a layout plan for twenty-seven 3-aartmenpt houses to be built on the remaining area of Mr Duguid’s land. The Town Council agreed to proceed and ask L A Anderson if these could be added as an extension to his current contract.
Meantime it was decided that the address of the first new houses would be 1-8 Hardie Court (named after Provost Hans Hardie), and that the new roadway where houses were to be built should be called Corskie Drive (after the extension to Smith Crescent, known as the Corskie Road).
This phase was completed by 1973.

Corskie Phase III – Old Road, West’s Way, Hillview, Meadow Court (1973-80):

Planning for the final phase had already begun, as Mr West proposed building on land east of an extension of Smith Crescent (what is now Old Road, so named as it was an old track leading towards Banff). The Town Council was split over how many houses there should be, but eventually it was agreed to proceed with twelve 4-apartment and six 3-apartment houses as opposed to “at least 30” as wanted by Provost Bremner and Rev Walker.
In 1974 the Town Council bought Mains of Corskie farm from proprietor Mr Innes and applied to Banffshire County Council to have the southern end of its land zoned for future local authority and private housing and the northeast area for industrial purposes. [Link to Trade & Commerce] County Planning argued this should be done as part of an overall plan for future development of the Burgh as a whole and this was agreed. Mr West then produced a layout plan approved “for 49 local authority houses on the ground at North Cranna which adjoins the Mains of Corskie land”.

Housing improvements:

While the Corskie project continued, the Town Council received in 1973 a report from the Burgh Architect on the 129 existing council houses, which he estimated would need repairs and alterations costing around £135,000. A programme approved by the Scottish Development Department including installing electric central heating was completed by the following year. Thereafter the successor authorities – Banff & Buchan District Council and Aberdeenshire Council – operated a policy of continuous modernisation of their housing stock.

Sewage Works (1978):

As early as April 1967 the Burgh Architect reported difficulties regarding sewage for Wellfield Terrace housing and the Town Council agreed that, as this was the last development where septic tanks would be allowed, it would have to consider a comprehensive sewage scheme to deal with its proposed new housing developments. A year later the Banff Moray & Nairn River Purification Board expressed concern about continuing use of “septic tanks discharging to a common drain, to an open ditch and finally to the Aberchirder [sic] Burn”. The Town Council agreed to hire engineers W A Fairhurst to do an inspection and consider what future steps might need to be taken and to suggest a site for a sewage works.