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Kaiya Marjoribanks

Housing developer stages protest over decision delay at council HQ with giant model snail

The boss of a major housing developer staged a protest outside council headquarters yesterday (Thursday) - with a giant model snail - to vent his frustration over the progress on a 3000-home supervillage for Stirling.

Sandy Adam, chairman of Springfield Properties, challenged Stirling Council on what he said had been “considerable delays” by planning officials to move forward with housing at Durieshill, between Plean and Bannockburn.

Attending the Viewforth building as councillors prepared for a full council meeting, he appealed for answers and made a bold visual statement with an eight-foot figure of a snail to highlight the speed at which he feels the council is moving on the project.

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