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NO BREACHES of Viking Energy planning conditions have been detected which would âreasonably merit the wholesale suspension of construction workâ, councillors have been told.
In addition, the environmental measures currently in place do not justify suspension of the work either, according to Shetland Islands Councilâs development director Neil Grant.
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But some calls were made in the chamber for greater independent scrutiny of the construction work.
It comes after campaign group Save Shetland petitioned the council earlier this year to request that construction work be halted amid concerns over the impact on the environment, and for more stringent independent monitoring to take place.
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SCOTLAND S ancient and native woodlands are constantly and increasingly under threat and should be given greater legal protection, it has been urged. Heads of Planning Scotland, the representative organisation for senior planning officers, hit out at an anything goes approach to land use. Meanwhile, the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance said the failure to preserve the integrity of Scotland’s ancient woodlands could be taken as a violation of the environmental and cultural rights of present and future generations . The warnings came in submissions to the Scottish Parliament following a petition lodged by the campaign group Help Trees Help Us.