Response to Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan
Our response to the Aberdeenshire Council Local Development Plan Main Issues Report – including comments on policies on climate change, renewable energy and housing.
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
FoES Evidence to Scottish Parliament Committees on National Planning Framework 3 and Scottish Planning Policy 2
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s evidence to Scottish Parliament Committees on National Planning Framework (NPF) 3 and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 2. The NPF was laid before Parliament on 14…
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FoES Response to Community Empowerment Bill Consultation
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government consultation on the Community Empowerment Bill.
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FoES submissions to DPEA in Letham Moss Coalbed Methane Planning Inquiry
Friends of the Earth Scotland's submissions to the Department of Planning and Environmental Appeals in Planning Permission Appeal PPA-240-2032 regarding Dart Energy's application for commercial coalbed methane extraction at Letham…
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Response to Scottish Government consultation on Sustainability and Planning
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government’s supplementary consultation on Sustainability and Planning, as part of ongoing Scottish Planning Policy consultation.
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Response to Defra consultation on Aarhus National Implementation Report
Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Environmental Law Centre Scotland joint response to Defra’s consultation on the UK’s Implementation Report to the Meeting of Parties to the UNECE Aarhus Convention…
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Response to Edinburgh Council’s Local Transport Strategy
Friends of the Earth Scotland Comment on the City of Edinburgh Council’s Draft Local Transport Strategy
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Dart Energy’s legal threats to gag us on Twitter
A threatening letter from Dart Energy’s lawyers and our response. Update 17 September: response from Dart Energy’s lawyers.
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Response to HM Treasury Consultation on Tax Breaks for Shale Gas
FoE EWNI and FoES joint response to to the HM Treasury consultation on ‘Harnessing the potential of the UK’s natural resources: a fiscal regime for shale gas’.
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