Question reference: S3W-07283
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Ochil, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 29 November 2007
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Current status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 13 December 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on Historic Scotland’s response to the application for planning permission for the Beauly to Denny power line, given that it did not register an objection despite the line having implications for the visual landscape of the Wallace Monument and Stirling Castle.
Answer
Scottishministers have appointed reporters from the Scottish Government Directorate of Planningand Environmental Appeals to conduct a public local inquiry into the proposed Beaulyto Denny transmission line. Their role is to hear and consider all the evidencepresented to the inquiry, including both oral and written evidence, and to reportback to ministers who will ultimately be responsible for determining the application.Historic Scotland’s written evidence to the inquiry will be considered as part ofthat process. It would be inappropriate for the Scottish Government to offer commenton any evidence which is subject to this inquiry process.