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cottish Licensing
ority Hugh McNamara is it the area around Braid1urseries' operating .e to judge the environal impact of the firm's itions before making a ion on the renewal of its Aces licence.
!orge and David Michie, ag as Braidbar Nurseries, to renew an international for nine vehicles and :railers in possession, three to be acquired, at Meams Road, Lon Meams, Glasgow. e are representations 16 local residents.
■ derick McKenzie, for the iers, said no increase in the vehicle fleet is proposed. There is no general haulage business.
Residents told McNamara that the firm operates large vehicles and a low loader to carry earthmoving machinery. They claim that it is unnecessary for a nursery business to operate vehicles of that size.
They complain about noise disturbance in the early hours starting as early as 6.30am and of problems with dust and a pall of diesel fumes in dry weather.
They maintain that Braidbar's planning permission is for agricultural use only and that the heavy goods movements are inappropriate for such a rural greenbelt area.
McNamara commented that the planning authority is not a party to the proceedings and the firm could claim protection from refusals as this is an existing operating centre with no material change.
The residents say the noise is excessive and complain that the firm's operations are not in keeping with the general tone of the area, being more in the nature of a contractor's yard than a plant nursery.
George Michie said the firm had operated from the site for six years. Work did not begin before 7am. The large tippers are used for the movement of soil and the removal of exca vated material prior to landscaping. The smaller vehicles are used for deliveries to customers.
He needs an international licence as it sometimes imports goods from the Continent. He felt the firm's operations do no harm to the residents.