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Government reporter decides family's caravan breaks planning rules
Angus Council's enforcement stance against a Sidlaws family has been vindicated in the latest stage of a complex and ''stressful'' planning case. (...)
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Campaigners demand greater support for those who fight to preserve Scotland's built heritage
The proposed demolition of Perth City Hall and the award of £173,000 costs against a St Andrews heritage campaigner is evidence that officialdom is systematically demolishing the building blocks of Scotland's heritage, it has been claimed. (...)
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'We are now ruled by bureaucrats' — anger at council's efforts to overturn local planning decision
Democracy in the planning system is being crushed as ''unelected bureaucrats'' attempt to overrule decisions taken by local councillors, it has been claimed. (...)
Clatto Landscape Protection Group accuses council planners of deliberately obscuring true scale of windfarms
Planning chiefs in Fife have been accused of ''deliberately obscuring'' potentially controversial aspects of applications when making recommendations to councillors. (...)
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Councillor queries Burntisland school location decision
Following a public meeting on the new Burntisland Primary School, a local councillor has requested further clarification for residents from council officers on why the selected site was chosen. (...)
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Angus family taking caravan fight to Court of Session
A family are taking their fight to stay together to the Court of Session. (...)
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'It makes a mockery of the planning process' — anger at bid to increase height of Calliacher windfarm turbines
A leading environmental watchdog has slammed plans to increase the height of turbines at a controversial Perthshire windfarm. (...)
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Feddinch golf course developers claim 'reasonably positive' reaction from locals
Developers behind a controversial Fife golf course development say amended plans have met a "reasonably positive" response. (...)
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Objectors to proposed golf development at Feddinch seek to uncover facts behind application
Opponents of a proposed multi-million-pound golf and leisure development near St Andrews say they hope to take their concerns to Fife councillors in person later this month as they seek to uncover the facts behind the application's history. (...)
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'Cash for warrants' scandal — staff had been warned as early as 2008
Council planning staff were explicitly warned to have no input into the preparation of building warrants prior to an investigation into the "cash for warrants" scandal, The Courier can reveal. (...)
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Incinerator firm Grundon urged to 'pack their bags' and leave Perth
A call has been made by Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, for a company behind a £100 million waste incinerator to "pack their bags and go." (...)
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Kirkton of Auchterhouse family told caravan has to go
A family have lost their bid to keep an 11m caravan in their cottage garden. (...)
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Another blow to Karting Ecosse's hopes of opening indoor centre in Dundee
Dundee City Council officials have rejected plans for what would be the city's only indoor go-kart centre. (...)
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Revised Grundon incinerator plans are threat to Perth, warns councillor
City leaders risk underestimating the threat posed to Perth by plans for a £100m incinerator, a senior local councillor has told The Courier. (...)
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Stobswell business loses its fight with council over roadworks
A business has lost its fight with the council over a recent road upgrade they claim had been completed without public consent. (...)
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Angus Council bullish about County Buildings PC glitch resolution
Angus Council chiefs said they are confident the authority has finally resolved major electrical problems, which have plagued Forfar's County Buildings for months. (...)
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Strongly opposed Ochil Hills wind farm adds first power to the grid
The 12-turbine Lochelbank wind farm has begun producing its first power, unlocking a £500,000 windfall for the local community. (...)
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Glenrothes councillors approve plans for Auchmuty High School
Glenrothes councillors have given the green light to plans for a new £33 million secondary school to replace the ageing Auchmuty High School. (...)
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Fourth yearly decline in number of Dundee planning applications lodged
A snapshot of Dundee's difficult economic climate came to light when it emerged the numbers of planning applications lodged with the local authority dropped for a fourth consecutive year. (...)
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Dundee biomass plan company warns against 'unwilling and inflexible' planning system
The company behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee harbour has told ministers that renewable energy projects must not be hampered by an "unwilling and inflexible" planning system. (...)
