Plans to build new shops in an Inverness suburb have attracted a raft of objections from people concerned about a nearby nursery.
Upland Developments Ltd wants to modify the plans for Woodside Village at Westhill to include a turning area for traffic.
The company won planning permission about two years ago for four buildings containing two shops and 16 flats, along with car parking.
However, the fresh proposal has gathered about 10 objections from residents, who fear youngsters attending Les Enfants Nursery could be knocked down by reversing vehicles.
Nursery owner Denise Barras has said she is not against the scheme, but the Westhill Community Council has voiced its opposition.
In a letter to Highland Council, the group’s chairwoman Catriona Johnson said there were also concerns that exhaust fumes from vehicles would filter into the nursery garden.
She added: “Further concerns over the potential for accidents such as a child running unseen behind a lorry as it reverses; a buggy left momentarily unattended and other potential dangerous situations due to the increased likelihood of very young children being in the vicinity mean that this site is not appropriate for a commercial turning area.”
But Gary Johnston, the agent for Upland Developments, said: “We have consent on the site. We did not want to put in the turning head, it was the council’s transport department which wanted it for safety reasons.”