STIRLING COUNCIL APPROVES SMC JENKINS & MARR’S PLANS FOR NEW LIVESTOCK MARKET.

By a vote of 18 to 1, Stirling Council has approved SMC Jenkins & Marr’s revised designs for a new livestock market to be built on land two kilometres west of the existing market in Kildean.

SMC Jenkins & Marr’s plans for the United Auctions and Elphinstone Land ltd market meet strict new European legislation while providing a high quality livestock market which provides safe and comfortable conditions for livestock, staff and visitors. The development has been designed to create an environment that alleviates many of the stresses faced by stock within a livestock auction market. The building will provide visitors with a positive and stimulating environment that functions well within its core activity of facilitating auctions.

Gordon McEwan, SMC Jenkins & Marr’s principal architect on the project stated: “We are extremely pleased that Stirling Council has given the go ahead to the new livestock market. It was important that our plans reflected a well-planned sustainable building of high quality design which is also sensitive to the rural environment in which it is located.”

The plans will now be passed to the Council’s Development Management Panel for the final resolution on any remaining planning matters.