The Legal Process

The legal process which has to be followed to protect ourselves from the Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City planners and developers and consequently save our Greenbelt is long and tortuous.

Aberdeen Greenbelt Alliance pledges to liaise with groups around Aberdeen. Three separate paths lay ahead:

Aberdeenshire

  • Local Plan March 2004
  • Objections April 2004
  • Public Inquiry WPR: 29 Sep 2004
  • Reporters recommendation: remove the AWPR line from the maps within the City boundaries

Aberdeen City

  • Local Plan 19 August 2004
  • Objections 30 Sept 2004
  • Public Inquiry Early 2006 - ongoing
  • Reporters recommendation
  • Secretary of State call in ?
  • Court of Session Appeal
  • House of Lords Appeal ?
  • European Court Appeal

AWPR

  • Site surveys
  • Public Consultation March/April 2005
  • Scottish Executive decision: Which road? May 2006
  • Environmental Statement
  • Public notification: Road Orders (draft) (14 Dec 2006)
  • Objections (9 Feb 2007)
  • Public Inquiry (Winter 2006/Spring 2007)
  • Reporters recommendation
  • Secretary of State decision (final Orders) (2007)
  • Appeal Court of Session
  • European Court