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News in brief: National park clean-up, public meeting over wind farm, MSP’s...
One of Argyll’s biggest landowners says it has declared war on litter by implementing a summer clear-up programme. Last week 18 workers from Luss Estates took to the lanes, lay-bys and beaches of west...
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Fence at Cumberland Avenue should go, say planners
A long-running planning saga will take another twist next week, with councillors due to debate the controversial site off Cumberland Avenue in Helensburgh. A 1.8-metre fence has been built around the...
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News in brief: Flats plan revealed, young sailors hit the beach
Plans for 24 flats in Helensburgh have been submitted to Argyll and Bute Council. The flats, with landscaping, parking and an open space area, would be built on currently vacant ground by 113 East King...
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Housing plan for bowling club site rejected
Plans for up to six homes on the site of Rhu Bowling Club have been rejected by councillors. Landowners Luss Estates wanted to demolish the clubhouse and build a new access to the Manse Brae site,...
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Progress made towards £2m redevelopment of Hermitage Park
The £2m project to redevelop Helensburgh’s Hermitage Park is making progress, with a development officer being recruited and tenders returned. In early January Argyll and Bute Council, working with the...
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New hydro scheme planned by Luss Estates
Two new renewable energy projects to support local communities have been revealed by landowners Luss Estates. Last year it was announced that the estate – which owns some 45,000 acres to the west of...
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Evidence on wind farm plan ‘disturbing’, says community group
Residents in Helensburgh and beyond ‘should be seriously worried’ by plans for a community wind farm above the town, a voluntary group said today. The five 86-metre turbines are being proposed for a...
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A sandy beach and new flooding defences – how Helensburgh’s seafront could look
The first draft of a dramatic potential new development of Helensburgh’s seafront has been revealed. The Helensburgh Seafront Development Project, a charity set up this summer, aims to install...
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New accommodation block planned for Faslane
Plans have been lodged for a new accommodation block housing 156 naval personnel at Faslane. The proposals by Carillion would see new cabin units in a stand-alone building matching the existing Neptune...
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‘Houses for Heroes’ would mark centenary of a soldier’s death
Plans for ‘houses for heroes’ to honour the centenary of an officer who died in World War One will now be decided at a special public hearing. The proposal for three new homes in Cardross for disabled...
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Poll blow for wind farm as 89% say they’re against plans
Nearly 90% of people who responded to a survey said they were against a wind farm planned for land above Helensburgh and Rhu. A formal objection to the Helensburgh Community Wind Farm has now been...
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‘Don’t leave it to others’, residents urged as wind farm protests mount
Residents have been urged to register objections to controversial plans for a community wind farm. The call came this week from community group Save Our Rhu Bay, which has already gathered 177...
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Wind farm turbines ‘would dominate views’, says national park
Plans for a wind farm above Helensburgh and Rhu have been dealt another blow, with opposition from Scotland’s first national park. Hundreds of local residents have lodged objections to the £7.5m plan...
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New plant to treat radioactive waste planned for Faslane
The Ministry of Defence has revealed proposals for a new ‘Nuclear Support Hub’, which it says will reduce the amount of radioactivity discharged into the Gareloch. The two-storey building, 45 metres...
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Tweaks at Marina and Cardross, but Reporters back most of the Local...
Government Reporters have backed the vast majority of sites allocated for housing in Argyll and Bute’s Local Development Plan. The controversial reference to high density housing at Rhu Marina looks...
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Hundreds object to nuclear waste plan
Hundreds of people have objected to plans for a new nuclear support hub which would discharge radioactive waste into the Gareloch. But environment agency SEPA says it has no objections to the MoD...
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Wind farm developers failing to win over opponents
A revised Environmental Statement has so far failed to win over opponents of a wind farm above Rhu and Helensburgh. As revealed here, planning officers at Argyll and Bute Council took the rare step in...
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Another attempt for housing at The Paddock
A third attempt is being made to build houses at The Paddock, on South Ailey Road in Cove. Two previous applications for the site were rejected by Argyll and Bute Council – and in both cases appeals...
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Nuclear waste treatment plant looks set for approval
A new building which would release nuclear waste into the Gareloch looks set to win approval– despite more than 700 objections. The Ministry of Defence proposals for HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane –...
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New plant to treat radioactive waste at Faslane given the go-ahead
A new building to treat radioactive waste and discharge it into the Gareloch has been given planning permission – despite pleas by MSPs for the decision to be delayed. The Ministry of Defence says the...
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