Horse racing track plan near Bannockburn site refused

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The Scottish government has refused planning permission for a horse racing track next to the historic Bannockburn battlefield site.

Stirling Council had approved the proposal, which would have seen a trotting track for harness racing built on land at Chartershall on the outskirts of the city.

Scottish ministers ruled the proposals would "introduce new development and urbanisation in one of the few remaining undeveloped parts of the battlefield".

The Scottish government formally "called in" the decision in August 2024, with ministers now overturning the council's original determination.