Leader Steven Agnew MLA said he objected the proposals and said lead contamination in the land from the discharged bullets and subsequent pollution of the ecosystem is a real possibility.
He said: "Effectively, we will see the industrialisation of a greenfield site and it will be costly to remove stray bullets and lead contamination will result in a toxic legacy should the gun club move on.
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"Bangor is a largely urban area and we need to protect what green spaces we have. I find it bizarre that this gun club needs new premises given that they already have access to the recently re-vamped, at taxpayers' expense, Council-owned indoor shooting range on Hamilton Road.
"The new outdoor shooting range has been proposed for agricultural lands at Ballymacormick Road. It is a green field site surrounded by residential areas and adjacent land is used for recreation."
(CD/LM)
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