Horse racing track next to Battle of Bannockburn site sparks conservation row

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Stuart Brooks, director of conservation and policy at the charity, said: “This development will have a significant adverse impact on the nationally designated Battlefield of Bannockburn, a heritage site of national and international importance and part of our national identity.”

Mr Brooks said the development would “destroy one of the few remaining undeveloped areas of the designated historic battlefield” and would also “see one of the last green wedges disappear from Stirling”.

He added: “The development will not only damage internationally significant heritage but will fundamentally alter the experience of the site for current and future generations.

“Following Stirling Council’s approval, we ask that Scottish government ministers consider our concerns on behalf of the nation and call in the application for proper scrutiny and their own determination.”

A Stirling Council spokesperson said: “The panel carefully considered all information relating to the planning application in making its decision.”

A Scottish government spokesperson said: “We understand that Stirling Council is minded to approve the proposal for the trotting track.

“The application will be notified to ministers who will decide whether or not to call it in for their own determination.”



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