The Cairngorms National Park is the largest park in BritainThe Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) is to consider a proposal to create a new community on the outskirts of Aviemore. Park officials have recommended that the CNPA’s planning committee approves the project in principle. Rothiemurchus Estate’s project would see 1,500 homes and business and community [...]
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Residential Planning Application on Amenity Site causes further local conflict
Tulloch Homes, Inverness, Scotland hit the headlines again over controversial plans to build residential properties on land allocated for community amenity purposes. Some nine years after the first property was built on the large development, residents are still waiting for their first real amenity facility following years of campaigning. A solitary post box has been [...]
Government’s Heathrow Expansion Plans In Tatters As Judge Slams Runway Policy
The Government’s Heathrow policy is in tatters this morning after the High Court ruled that ministers’ decision to give a green light to the proposed third runway does not hold any weight. The judge dismissed the Government’s claims to the contrary as ‘untenable in law and common sense’. If the Government wants to pursue its [...]
Feltham Lakes – Concorde Village fiasco hits the headlines
Green Belt housing scheme promoted by footballers leaves investors in the red Investors from the Far East have been left without a penny gain in four years after putting money into a “get rich quick” property scheme promoted by two former England football players. By David Hencke – Telegraph.co.uk Published: 9:00PM GMT 13 Mar 2010 [...]
Donald Trump presses ahead with $1.6bn golf course in Aberdeen, Scotland
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New Homes in Fortrose, Scotland, Given Go Ahead
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. [...]
Towns and Cities – UK Carbuncle awards 2010
Inverness up for ugly award The Highland capital is on a shortlist of the UK’s worst eyesores Inverness has emerged as a surprise contender to be shamed as the country’s most dismal city in the inaugural UK Carbuncle awards. The Highland capital could earn the dubious honour after a panel of UK architects and designers [...]
Architects and designers include highland capital in nominations for 2010 carbuncle awards
Inverness in the running to become UK’s ugliest city By Iain Ramage – Press and Journal Published: 25/01/2010 The Highland capital is a contender to be named the UK’s ugliest city. A panel of architects and designers included Inverness in the nominations for the UK-wide Carbuncle Awards. It makes the list for the “monstrous” design [...]
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 [...]