Update on plans for travellers' site in Falkirk village

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A planning application to change the use of vacant land to form a private traveller pitch has once again gone before Falkirk Council.

The application by Alister Fowler to create the site, including the erection of a boundary wall and formation of a hardstanding surface to allow vehicle parking, on land at Wesleymount, Church Road, California, was withdrawn on June 4 this year.

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The application to create a travellers' site near Church Street, California has been withdrawnThe application to create a travellers' site near Church Street, California has been withdrawn
The application to create a travellers' site near Church Street, California has been withdrawn

A similar plan, lodged on August 16, 2016, was refused by Falkirk Council on April 6, 2017.

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