Public views and concerns are being ignored and I was totally bemused as to why!
Whilst I appreciate development must go ahead, I am equally concerned that Highland Council Planners and Councillors are not listening to the public. Care and thought must be given to good development which is appropriate and needed by the area.
Council members [...]
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New Homes in Fortrose, Scotland, Given Go Ahead
Deveron Homes – Public enquiry in Nairn starts today
http://liz-gilchrist.co.uk/nairn-enquiry-550-homes/
Nairn development public enquiry commences.
Good article by Press and Journal’s two reporters Jonny Muir and Iain Ramage.
This application was turned down by the Councillors because of their concerns?
Why are the same rules not put in place for all developments within the region.
Developments will happen, they have to. Increasing population demands require more homes and [...]
Tories to give “struggling locals the chance to build own rural homes”
Grant Shapps, the shadow housing minister is off to Cornwall today – a Tory/Lib Dem battleground county at the next election where the Lib Dems defend all six seats, most of which are pretty high on the Tory target list.
Mr Shapps will be there to announce a policy seeking to address the problem of [...]
Highland Housing Fair – Scotland’s Housing Expo – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 or Never?
Taxpayers may face Housing Expo bill in the event of cancellation
Council chief makes clear public will pick up the tab if event does not go ahead
By jonny muir – Press and Journal
Published: 16/11/2009
The taxpayer will pick up the tab if a multimillion-pound exhibition showcasing [...]
Companies House: Greenbelt Group Ltd – Status: Active – Proposal to Strike off
Greenbelt Group Ltd., face new threat, with Companies House public records now indicating that there is a proposal to strike off the company, presumed due to failure to file accounts.
Companies House records detailed below indicate that accounts should have been filed no later than 30th July 2009.
In a meeting attended by the Editor of Planning [...]
Pollphail at Portavadie ‘Ghost village’ to be demolished
A village built in Argyll to meet the demands of the UK oil boom of the 1970s but abandoned without ever being occupied is set for a new role.
Pollphail at Portavadie was to house workers needed to construct concrete oil rigs, but the plan was abandoned.
The site’s owner Alan [...]
Affordable Homes – Beware the Hidden Cost of Management Charges
The benefit of buying in to the “affordable homes” schemes trumpeted by Government, Councils, Developers and Housing Associations is often stated, but the downside of the hidden cost of potentially fast rising management cost fees is never fully explained.
As with Land Management companies, the shock of rapidly rising bills is only discovered long after the [...]
Land management firm could be taken to tribunal after complaints
Dissatisfied north-east customers urged to sign up to campaign
By Gillian Bell – Press and Journal
Published: 13/02/2009
ANGRY: Carol Kidd, who lives on the Kirkstyle estate at Kemnay, has refused to pay Greenbelt charges
Article link and pictures
A land management company which has received complaints about poor service [...]
Highland Housing Fair – Local Community Totally Misled
Housing fair brochure branded ‘fabrication of reality’
HUNDREDS of glossy brochures promoting a controversial housing project on the outskirts of Inverness are to be destroyed after it was discovered they contained misleading information.
By Val Sweeney – Inverness Courier
Copies of the 26-page booklet, showcasing the Highland Housing Fair, were distributed at the Scottish Parliament in a move [...]