Communities Opposed to New Coal at Hunterston
Help CONCH
Write a Letter - or two!
If North Ayrshire Council formally object to the plans for a coal station
at Hunterston, then this will trigger a Public Inquiry.
We need you to:
- write to the Chief Executive
North Ayrshire Council,
Cunninghame House,
IRVINE,
KA12 8EE
... asking that North Ayrshire Council oppose this proposed coal station. - contact your local councillor asking that they object to the building of Hunterston coal station and that they publically support our campaign.
The Planning Process
Claire Symonds of Planning Democracy has written a very helpful paper about the process which Peel will have to go through and what objectors can do at different stages. She suggests five stages: Line up Environmental Consultants (see below); watch out for the application being made; submit objections; lobby local councillors and observe the planning process. Read her full paper here.
Environment Impact Assessment – experts wanted
It is likely that Ayrshire Power will lodge their planning application in January. Members of the public will have just 4 weeks to make comments on their Environmental Impact Assessment. We are looking for people with expert knowledge in a range of areas (eg air quality, noise pollution, marine habitats, socio-economic analysis, transport issues, carbon emissions, ecology, biodiversity, hydrology etc) so that we can make independent scrutiny of their environmental impact assessment. Please get in touch if you can help.