New house plans for army veteran refused
AN ARMY veteran’s bid to build a new house on a farm in Neilston has been kicked-out by planning chiefs in East Renfrewshire.
Gordon Pollock had hoped to create the new property on Mossneuk Farm, owned by his parents Archie and Myra Pollock.
He wanted to work on the farm after being forced into retirement from the army eight years ago when he suffered gunshot wounds in Afghanistan.
Mr Pollock had been working as a bodyguard in Iraq in recent years but returned to the UK to help his parents on the farm in August last year.
In a planning statement, Derek Scott, the agent acting on behalf of Mr Pollock, said: “Gordon Pollock maintained a keen interest in and continued working on the farm when on leave from the army with the intention one day of returning on a full-time basis.”
The farms owners had previously applied to build a new house on the site in August last year but that was rejected as planners felt it would be a “prominent and incongruous feature” on the greenbelt. Neighbours also had objected to the new plans.