A conservation charity has lodged an objection to the plans for the future East Airdrie link road, saying the development will result in the loss of two areas of officially-designated ancient forests.
The Woodland Trust “strongly opposes” the preferred route for its impacts on historic locations near Chapelhall and Moffat Mills which date back as far as the 18th century.
Its campaigners are calling for the route to be reconfigured to preserve the woodlands and for buffer zones to be put in place to help preserve them – and say that “the scheme should not be taken forward in its present form” if those requirements cannot be met.
