Elected members reacted with both fury and delight as councillors pressed the final rubber-stamp onto a new Local Development Plan (LDP) for Renfrewshire.The communities, housing and planning board signalled its intention to adopt the plan earlier this year, but the blueprint had to go back to the Scottish Government one more time before the deal could be sealed.Now that ministers have said go-ahead, the plan - which sets out sites that can be used for housing - has been officially adopted.A final decision should have been made a few months ago but was delayed due to a legal battle with Cosmopolitan Hotels.The firm - which owned the former Erskine Bridge Hotel - went to the Court of Session to argue against the council's decision to reject
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