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Menie Estate Public Inquiry

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Background

The application for outline planning permission made on 27 November 2006 to Aberdeenshire Council by Trump International Golf Links Scotland Ltd (APP/2006/4605) has been called in by Scottish Ministers under section 46(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. This means that the planning decision has been taken away from Aberdeenshire Council on the grounds that it is of significant national importance. Calling the application in allows Ministers the opportunity to give full scrutiny to all aspects of this proposal before reaching a final decision.

Full details of the original application, including all submitted documents, subsequent representations, consultation responses and committee reports can be found in the Planning Register.

The inquiry, which will commence on Tuesday 10 June at 10.00 am within the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, will be held jointly by James McCulloch, Karen Heywood and Michael Cunliffe – each of whom is a reporter appointed by Scottish Ministers. The reporters will make a recommendation in respect of the application and Scottish Ministers will decide whether, or not, outline planning permission is to be granted.

Provisional Inquiry Programme

In case the evidence proceeds more quickly than is anticipated on this programme, the reporters have asked parties to be ready to give evidence earlier than is shown here, to avoid delay.

FIRST WEEK – 9-13 JUNE

 

 Morning Afternoon
Monday 9th June

INQUIRY NOT SITTING

Tuesday 10th June Donald Trump (TIGLS) Martin Hawtree (TIGLS)
Wednesday 11th June Iain Webster (TIGLS) Stewart Dunlop (TIGLS)
Thursday 12th June Anne Robertson (AC) Mhairi Donaghy (AC)
Friday 13th June Christine Gore (AC) Geoff Runcie (AGCC)

TIGLS – Trump International Golf Links Scotland; AC – Aberdeenshire Council; AGCC – Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce

SECOND WEEK – 16-20 June

 

 Morning Afternoon
Monday 16th June William Ritchie (TIGLS) Tom Dargie (TIGLS)
Tuesday 17th June Tom Dargie (TIGLS) David Bell (TIGLS)
Wednesday 18th June Councillor Gifford
Charles Skene
Jim Hansom (SNH)		 Jim Hansom (SNH)
Thursday 19th June Stewart Angus (SNH) Stewart Angus (SNH)
Friday 20th June INQUIRY NOT SITTING

TIGLS – Trump International Golf Links Scotland; AC – Aberdeenshire Council; SNH – Scottish Natural Heritage

THIRD WEEK – 23-27 June

 

 Morning Afternoon
Monday 23rd June INQUIRY NOT SITTING
Tuesday 24th June Paul Rooney (SNH) Jonathan Huges (SWT) Martin Auld (RSPB)
Wednesday 25th June Dave Morris (Ramblers) John Mackay (ScotWays)
Ken Thomson (ALOAF)		 Councillor Martin Ford and other councillors
Bill Harrison (DSCC)
Shiona Baird (SGP)
Thursday 26th June Donald Banks (objectors’ group)
William Walton (objectors’ group)		 INQUIRY NOT SITTING
Friday 27th June INQUIRY NOT SITTING INQUIRY NOT SITTING

SNH – Scottish Natural Heritage; RSPB – Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; SWT – Scottish Wildlife Trust; Ramblers – The Ramblers Association; ScotWays – Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society; ALOAF – Aberdeen Local Outdoor Access Forum


Objectors’ group – Mr and Mrs D Banks, Mr D Milne, Mr R Davidson, Mr M Foote; DSCC – Dyce and Stoneywood Community Council; SGP – Scottish Green Party

FOURTH WEEK – 30 June – 4 July

  Morning Afternoon
Monday 30th June INQUIRY NOT SITTING
Tuesday 1st July Site Visit Site Visit
Wednesday 2nd July Site Visit INQUIRY NOT SITTING
Thursday 3rd July Closing submissions Closing submissions
Friday 4th July Closing submissions Closing submissions

Objectors’ group – Mr and Mrs D Banks, Mr D Milne, Mr R Davidson, Mr M Foote; DSCC – Dyce and Stoneywood Community Council; SGP – Scottish Green Party

Site Visit

Pre-Inquiry Meeting

The procedure meeting was held by the reporters on Wednesday 26th March 2008 to discuss the procedural arrangements for the public local inquiry called by Scottish Ministers.

Inquiry Parties

  • The applicants
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Scottish Natural Heritage
  • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Scottish Wildlife Trust (together with David Welch and Aberdeen Friends of the Earth)
  • Mr J Agnew (on behalf of Mssrs Banks, Millen, Foote and Davidson, members of Sustainable Aberdeenshire)
  • Councillor Martin Ford (together with Councillors Alistair Ross, Debra Storr and Paul Johnston and Belhelvie Community Council)
  • Ramblers Association (together with ScotWays and Aberdeen Local Access Forum)
  • Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (together with Aberdeen Hotels Association)

Further information and contact details for the parties can be found in the note of the pre-inquiry meeting (see above).

General Inquiry Correspondence

The following general correspondence has been received:

Inquiry Supporting Documents

 

Legal Submissions

The following legal submissions have been received:

The following responses to legal submissions have been received:

Statements of Case

The following Statements of Case have been received from the Inquiry Parties:

Written Submissions

Precognition Statements

Rebuttal Precognition Statements

Environmental Information

Appropriate Assessment and a Fungal Survey of the Blairton Links

Closing Submissions

 

 

Contacts

Aberdeenshire Council
Planning & Environmental Services
Aberdeenshire Council
45 Bridge Street
Ellon
AB41 9AA

Telephone: 01358 726429
Email: fo.planapps@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Office hours: 8:45 am to 5:00 pm

Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals
Colin Bell
4 The Courtyard
Callendar Business Park
Falkirk
FK1 1XR
Telephone: 01324 696463
Fax: 01324 696444
Email: colin.bell@scotland.gsi.gov.uk