FALLAGO RIG - REPORTER TO LOOK AT ALL NEW EVIDENCE (Jim Hume)

FALLAGO RIG - REPORTER TO LOOK AT ALL NEW EVIDENCE

November 12, 2009 4:27 PM

Jim Hume MSP, Liberal Democrat MSP for the South of Scotland, has today welcomed the news that the Scottish Government reporter assigned to consider the Fallago Rig wind farm proposal will now look at all new evidence since the original inquiry.

The MSP has been calling for the inquiry to be fully reopened.

Jim Hume said:

"I have been calling for the inquiry to be reopened because the time lapse since the start of the original inquiry means that local circumstances have changed and as such, those new circumstances must be taken into account when considering such a large development.

"I therefore hope that this will go some way towards restoring public faith in the planning process.

"This is however, a reminder that the Scottish Government needs to realise that it cannot ride roughshod over the opinions of local people and local authorities."

Local Councillor, Frances Renton, added:

"Given that it has been reported that the MOD have withdrawn their objection and local circumstances have changed it would only seem right and proper the inquiry be reopened in full given the time lapse since the original. It would certainly go along way to give confidence back to the local community that this SNP government is prepared to listen to them."