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Representation by George Pilkington

Date submitted
8 May 2024
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

I think planning for the proposed development should be refused. I grew up in Bishopton and went to the village primary school. The school playground looked out over green fields and though I may not have realised it at the time, no doubt contributed to a feeling of calmness and safety. The proposed development will cover the field adjacent to the school, with high solar panels metres from the school fence, producing an oppressive and threatening outlook. I also worry that once the school loses its rural setting it will no longer attract the current numbers of pupils from the wider area and may cease to be viable. That will threaten local jobs and mean transporting village children to other schools.