Plans to make use of land at Pilmuir Road as a business canine walking facility had been submitted to East Renfrewshire Council, however over 15 objections to the scheme had been acquired.
Officials believed the proposal could possibly be given the inexperienced gentle however members of the planning committee determined towards granting permission.
The applicant, Ian Darroch, needed to alter the usage of the positioning, which was previously a part of Pilmuir Quarry. His software acknowledged: “The facility will not be offered directly to the public but will be restricted to use by existing dog walking companies or businesses.”
Objectors claimed permitting dogs on the positioning may drive away wildlife, together with deer and nesting birds, and raised considerations over the potential use of “anti-social” lighting on darkish nights.
They disputed the outline of the land, as a subject, as they consider it’s a woodland, and questioned the necessity for the proposed facility.
One objector mentioned: “This change to commercial land for use as a dog run would have a significant impact on the character of the local area and on the green belt as a whole.”
Another opponent to the plan added: “This is a beautiful unspoilt wood, not a field as stated. It contains significant and important numbers of wildlife which are essential to the ecosystem of the local area.”
However, council officers reported the plan wouldn’t “involve a significant amount of development and it is therefore not considered that it would adversely affect the character of the rural area or compromise the function of the greenbelt.”
Fencing was proposed to maintain deer out of the positioning.
An unauthorised access to the positioning had already been created, and would have been changed with a brand new access “opposite the entrance of a former quarry” if the plans had been authorised.
Some timber would have been eliminated below the scheme, though a council official mentioned alternative planting was deliberate.
The applicant had hoped to open the power from 7am to 9pm from April to September and 7am to 7pm between October and March.
Councillor Andrew Morrison, Conservative, mentioned: “I note that lighting is one of the concerns within the 18 representations and it is a concern that I would share with regards to the impact on nature because it is quite a rural setting.”
Councillor Annette Ireland, SNP, mentioned: “That was regarding to me as nicely, as a result of I seen the opening hours had been till 7pm from October to March and it’s darkish by the again of 4.
“They are going to need lighting, there is no other option if that’s the opening hours proposed.”
The council official mentioned there had been “no indication” there could be lighting however proposed planning circumstances sought “to control” the problem.
Councillor Morrison, who proposed rejecting the appliance, mentioned he had considerations round “wildlife, lighting, roads access.”
Councillor Ireland mentioned she believed it “would have an adverse impact on the character and amenity of the area” and was opposite to nationwide planning insurance policies on biodiversity and woodland.
