Digest of media reports on Al Fayed court case
(Story provided by Invergordon Incinerator No To Waste campaign group)
Below follows the media that have covered the story so far; there has been coverage on BBC Online and Radio Inverness, Moray Forth Radio, STV online and Ross-shire Journal. Please see the articles below.
Highland estates in legal move against incinerator
Monday, 28 June 2010 12:58 UK
BBC
A Highland estates company has gone to court to challenge the Scottish government's approval of a waste incinerator planned for Invergordon.
Ross Estates, also known as Balnagown Estates, has lodged an appeal in the Court of Session. Egyptian-born Mohammed Al Fayed is the principal shareholder in the estates company. Combined Power and Heat (Highlands) Limited was granted planning permission by the government in May. The firm had appealed against Highland Council's decision last August to refuse permission for the £43m scheme.
The estates company has raised concerns over how waste will be controlled, road safety and analysis on potential effects on human health. Opponents to the project gathered a petition containing more than 2,000 signatures against it being given the go-ahead.
Campaign group Invergordon Incinerator No To Waste has welcomed the estates' legal move. Combined Power and Heat has said the plant would be used for disposing of non-hazardous waste.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/10434015.stm
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Mohammed Al Fayed's estate to challenge incinerator plans
28 June 2010 15:24 GMT
STV
Scottish Government approved Invergordon plant despite Highland Council previously rejecting the scheme.
The Highland estate owned by Mohammed Al Fayed is challenging the Scottish Government over plans for a waste incinerator in Easter Ross.
Ross Estates, also known as Balnagown Estates, has lodged an appeal at the Court of Session after Combined Heat and Power (CHP) was granted permission for the plant in Invergordon, despite Highland Council previously throwing out the plans.
The estate has raised concerns over the potential effect on human health.
CHP say the waste would be non-hazardous.
Locals had argued the proposals would blight the area's reputation as a cruise ship port and could cause pollution.
But the local authority’s decision to refuse the plans was overturned on appeal by a reporter for the Scottish Government, subject to 13 conditions.
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/highlands-islands/184665-mohammed-al-fayeds-estate-to-challenge-incinerator-plans/
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Incinerator wrangle back in melting pot after legal challenge
By Hector Mackenzie
28 June, 2010
Ross-shire Journal
HUGELY controversial plans for a £43million waste-to-energy incinerator scheme in Invergordon have taken a fresh twist with the intervention of an Easter Ross estate owned by business tycoon, Mohamed Al Fayed.
Ross Estates Company, locally known as Balnagown Estates, has lodged a statutory appeal in the Court of Session against the Reporter's decision to grant planning permission. It is claiming the decision erred in law, as key factors including control of waste, road safety, planning and human health analysis, had not been addressed correctly.
Jubilant campaigners outraged at the decision to overthrow a planning determination made by Highland Council against the recommendation of officials following a lengthy meeting yesterday welcomed the latest move.
Tina McCaffery, chairwoman of Invergordon Incinerator No To Waste said, "We are delighted to hear that Balnagown Estates has lodged a statutory appeal against the Reporter's decision. We were very disappointed that the Reporter decided to write an eight-page report rather than undertake a public enquiry.
"It was an undemocratic decision that goes against the community feeling and we don't feel that it properly explored the issue and its wider consequences. We have benefited from strong public support in our opposition of the planned incinerator and the Reporter's decision made us question the grassroots democracy of what happens in and to our community."
Ross Estates says the decision to grant permission to Combined Power & Heat Highlands Ltd took no regard of the condition requested by SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) who asked that the total amount of municipal waste treated at the facility should not exceed 25 per cent of the municipal waste produced in any year in the Highlands, and no regard of the Reporter's own assessment that there should be a fixed lifespan for the facility.
The Statutory Appeal will be served on the Scottish Ministers and the developer today and will be considered by the Court of Session in due course. The Scottish Government will have 21 days from it being served to decide if they wish to contest the appeal. Thereafter the court will direct further procedure and it is expected that a full appeal hearing will take place next year.
Ross Estates Company, owner of Balnagown Castle, the Highland home of Mohamed Al Fayed, firmly believes that the Reporter's decision needs to be revisited. The appeal has been presented in a bid to reassess the applicant's plans and the issues which are at the heart of community objections.
http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/7873/Incinerator_wrangle_back_in_melting_pot_after_legal_challenge.html
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http://news.stv.tv/scotland/highlands-islands/184665-mohammed-al-fayeds-estate-to-challenge-incinerator-plans/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/10434015.stm
Here is the MFR radio interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGg95L1TNRc
Below follows the media that have covered the story so far; there has been coverage on BBC Online and Radio Inverness, Moray Forth Radio, STV online and Ross-shire Journal. Please see the articles below.
Highland estates in legal move against incinerator
Monday, 28 June 2010 12:58 UK
BBC
A Highland estates company has gone to court to challenge the Scottish government's approval of a waste incinerator planned for Invergordon.
Ross Estates, also known as Balnagown Estates, has lodged an appeal in the Court of Session. Egyptian-born Mohammed Al Fayed is the principal shareholder in the estates company. Combined Power and Heat (Highlands) Limited was granted planning permission by the government in May. The firm had appealed against Highland Council's decision last August to refuse permission for the £43m scheme.
The estates company has raised concerns over how waste will be controlled, road safety and analysis on potential effects on human health. Opponents to the project gathered a petition containing more than 2,000 signatures against it being given the go-ahead.
Campaign group Invergordon Incinerator No To Waste has welcomed the estates' legal move. Combined Power and Heat has said the plant would be used for disposing of non-hazardous waste.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/10434015.stm
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Mohammed Al Fayed's estate to challenge incinerator plans
28 June 2010 15:24 GMT
STV
Scottish Government approved Invergordon plant despite Highland Council previously rejecting the scheme.
The Highland estate owned by Mohammed Al Fayed is challenging the Scottish Government over plans for a waste incinerator in Easter Ross.
Ross Estates, also known as Balnagown Estates, has lodged an appeal at the Court of Session after Combined Heat and Power (CHP) was granted permission for the plant in Invergordon, despite Highland Council previously throwing out the plans.
The estate has raised concerns over the potential effect on human health.
CHP say the waste would be non-hazardous.
Locals had argued the proposals would blight the area's reputation as a cruise ship port and could cause pollution.
But the local authority’s decision to refuse the plans was overturned on appeal by a reporter for the Scottish Government, subject to 13 conditions.
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/highlands-islands/184665-mohammed-al-fayeds-estate-to-challenge-incinerator-plans/
___________________________________________
Incinerator wrangle back in melting pot after legal challenge
By Hector Mackenzie
28 June, 2010
Ross-shire Journal
HUGELY controversial plans for a £43million waste-to-energy incinerator scheme in Invergordon have taken a fresh twist with the intervention of an Easter Ross estate owned by business tycoon, Mohamed Al Fayed.
Ross Estates Company, locally known as Balnagown Estates, has lodged a statutory appeal in the Court of Session against the Reporter's decision to grant planning permission. It is claiming the decision erred in law, as key factors including control of waste, road safety, planning and human health analysis, had not been addressed correctly.
Jubilant campaigners outraged at the decision to overthrow a planning determination made by Highland Council against the recommendation of officials following a lengthy meeting yesterday welcomed the latest move.
Tina McCaffery, chairwoman of Invergordon Incinerator No To Waste said, "We are delighted to hear that Balnagown Estates has lodged a statutory appeal against the Reporter's decision. We were very disappointed that the Reporter decided to write an eight-page report rather than undertake a public enquiry.
"It was an undemocratic decision that goes against the community feeling and we don't feel that it properly explored the issue and its wider consequences. We have benefited from strong public support in our opposition of the planned incinerator and the Reporter's decision made us question the grassroots democracy of what happens in and to our community."
Ross Estates says the decision to grant permission to Combined Power & Heat Highlands Ltd took no regard of the condition requested by SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) who asked that the total amount of municipal waste treated at the facility should not exceed 25 per cent of the municipal waste produced in any year in the Highlands, and no regard of the Reporter's own assessment that there should be a fixed lifespan for the facility.
The Statutory Appeal will be served on the Scottish Ministers and the developer today and will be considered by the Court of Session in due course. The Scottish Government will have 21 days from it being served to decide if they wish to contest the appeal. Thereafter the court will direct further procedure and it is expected that a full appeal hearing will take place next year.
Ross Estates Company, owner of Balnagown Castle, the Highland home of Mohamed Al Fayed, firmly believes that the Reporter's decision needs to be revisited. The appeal has been presented in a bid to reassess the applicant's plans and the issues which are at the heart of community objections.
http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/7873/Incinerator_wrangle_back_in_melting_pot_after_legal_challenge.html
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http://news.stv.tv/scotland/highlands-islands/184665-mohammed-al-fayeds-estate-to-challenge-incinerator-plans/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/10434015.stm
Here is the MFR radio interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGg95L1TNRc
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