Bishopton. Local residents indicated their concern at the proposals; the major concerns they had were with the size of the expansion – with the associated knock-on effects to the local infrastructure – and fears of the contamination that was likely to be found on the site. In December 2008 Renfrewshire Council granted outline planning consent for the development and detailed planning consent for a related motorway junction off the A8/M8. By early 2016, following extensive decontamination work, a significant portion of the development had been completed, with a number of the houses (the total number of dwellings having risen from 2,500 in 2008 to 4,000 in 2019, involving multiple housebuilders) built and inhabited along with some shopping facilities. However, a new primary school which was originally approved in 2009 had still not been completed a decade on and was reassessed to be built in 2021 with fresh concerns over the proposed catchment zone potentially leading to division between the old and new communities in the area, and that the school would simply be too small to cope with the ongoing influx of children, with the majority of the Dargavel housing being marketed for young families to move there. Education Bishopton Primary School – a co-educational, non-denominational state school – is the only school within the village, although with so many new houses being built another has been proposed. For secondary education, the village falls within the catchment area of Park Mains High School in Erskine, and within the catchment of Trinity High School in Renfrew, as part of Scotland's network of Catholic educational institutions. Notable people Baroness Goldie, former MSP & leader of the Scottish Conservatives Derek Mackay, former MSP & Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North Douglas Alexander former MP & Foreign Secretary Wendy Alexander, former MSP & leader of Scottish Labour Party Transport Bishopton is located around from the southern end of the Erskine Bridge, which spans the River Clyde between Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. Before the bridge was built, the Erskine Ferry transported vehicles across the Clyde. The A8 road passes through Bishopton, and the M8 motorway passes to the north, running parallel to the A8, with access to Bishopton from junctions 30 and 31. Bus services are provided by McGill's, with buses operating to Clydebank, Greenock and Erskine. Bishopton is served by Bishopton railway station on the