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Re-valuing Public Participation – discussion report
We’re really pleased to launch the ‘discussion draft’ of our report Re-valuing Public Participation at our 2012 conference today. Click to download the full report or the summary. We have been investigating the way the newly reformed planning system is … Continue reading
Third Don Crossing
The Third Don Crossing is a new bridge planned for the River Don in Aberdeen. The last two local councils have been elected with this new crossing high on their manifesto of promises. With the development a flagship policy the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdeen, common good land, compulsory purchase, PLI, roads
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Lomond Quarry in Leslie
The first many Leslie residents knew of the blasting was when the first explosion happened, some people thought that it was a bomb going off. Around the same time that this blasting began, residents reported seeing cracks appear in some … Continue reading
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Tagged blasting, enforcement, hours of operation, legal threats, Lommond Quarry, opencast, roads
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Douglas Valley open cast coal
A planning system that builds public trust must ensure that the information given to consultees is the basis on which the development operates. Any other way and credibility of the system will quickly crumble. This case study focuses on Douglas … Continue reading
Rosyth container terminal
A container terminal is proposed on land that was reclaimed, but never used, for the refitting of Trident submarines at Rosyth. The village of Limekilns in Fife overlooks both the Firth of Forth and the planned site. Limekilns is located … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Hunterston, judicial review, National Planning Framework, NPF
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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
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