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Article: Public inquiry into power line plan 'a charade' ENERGY: BEAULY-DENNY SCHEME ENERGY: BEAULY-DENNY SCHEME Ex-boss of heritage watchdog says 'outcome decided'
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- April 29, 2007
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THE public inquiry into controversial plans to string electricity
pylons across the Highlands has been condemned as a "charade" by a
former ministerial adviser, prompting calls for it to be abandoned.
Roger Crofts, who was chief executive of Scottish Natural Heritage
(SNH) for 10 years, has launched a fierce attack on the Scottish
Executive, which he claims is prejudicing the inquiry.
"The decision is already made and the inquiry is a waste of time,
" he said, adding that the process was "unfair" and likely to end up
mired in legal action.
The inquiry is investigating Scottish and Southern Energy's GBP320
million plan to run pylons 220 kilometres from Beauly, west of