Plea for peace around new school
FED-UP residents have been forced to keep the windows closed on bank holidays.
Locals near the building site of the new Bishopbriggs Academy claim construction staff are ignoring planning conditions by working on bank holidays.
Donald Macdonald, chairman of Woodhill Residents' Group, said: "Over two years ago, the residents' group, along with local school boards, Torr Road residents and Bishopbriggs Community Council, took part in a planning hearing involving all 24 councillors.
"We were told that the 46 conditions applied to the site would protect our local amenities and properties.
"What we have since discovered is that no one in East Dunbartonshire Council is prepared to enforce any conditions that will inconvenience the builders."
A council spokesperson said: "Careful reading of the planning conditions shows they don't prohibit work on Sundays and Bank Holidays, only activities which are significantly noisy beyond the boundary of the site.
"This distinction has been explained on several occasions. However, we will again remind the contractors of their obligations to stick to this agreement."
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