An operator’s bid to quarry a controversial Milton site faces uncertainty after councillors failed to back the move,In a new twist to the area’s longest-running planning dispute, the company behind the plan will face a further grilling from council chiefs,At a meeting of West Dunbartonshire Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, councillors backed a motion to seek further detail from operator William Thompson and Son.The controversial plan to quarry the Sheephill site, which runs between Milton and Bowling, has faced staunch opposition from the community.At the heart of the debate is concern over the loss of a site of archeological importance – it was once home to an Iron Age fort –with a number of significant markings still present on
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