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Portobello Common Good Land
Members of the community in Portobello, Edinburgh are fighting to save a public park and playing fields. A significant number of people in the community are against the council using Portobello Park to build a new school, which would result … Continue reading
Hunterston coal fired power station – the court case
People living close to Hunterston are angry and frustrated at not being given the opportunity to respond to a proposal for a coal fired power station on their doorstep. The development was not included in the National Planning Framework until … Continue reading
Scotland’s first cap on legal costs, campaign success!
Planning Democracy are pleased to announce that at the end of january the Court of Session granted the first ever Protective and Restricted Expenses Order in our favour. Continue reading
Incinerator in Greengairs
Greengairs in North Lanarkshire is a village that is metres away from Europe’s largest landfill site. Currently the Greengairs community is devastated by a decision that has given the go ahead for a new incinerator to be built across the … Continue reading
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Bypass
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Bypass Route is a proposed 46km stretch of dual carriageway that will cross over the River Dee. The road was opposed by local residents because it will damage land that is currently protected by European environmental … Continue reading
