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Local democracy and national developments
Earlier this month North Ayrshire Council voted to remove all references to Hunterston power station from the first draft of its development plan. This was following numerous objections it received during consultation – it sounds like they are listening to … Continue reading
Hunterston court judgement explained
Last week we recieved a letter from the Coalition for Access to Justice for the Environment(CAJE) explaining why the judge dismissed Marco McGinty’s judicial review regarding Hunterston’s inclusion in the National Planning Framework 2. CAJE outline their concern that the … Continue reading
Hunterston judgement and our response
Today the judgement on the Hunterston case was finally made 11 months after it was heard in the Court of Session. The case was dismissed on two technicalities. The first of these was ‘title and interest’ and the second ‘mora, … Continue reading
Hunterston judgement out
Lord Brailsford delivered his judgement today on the judicial review regarding Hunterston and the NPF2. The court’s judgement in relation to the judicial review brought by Marco McGinty against the designation of a new coal-fired power station and transhipment hub … Continue reading
Hunterston judgment imminent
The decision on the Court of Session case taken by Marco McGinty challenging the designation of a new clean coal-fired power station at Hunterston as a national development in the National Planning Framework will be with us soon.
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
