Planning concern move 'in order'

Planning concern move ’in order’
The Scottish Government has denied accusations of inappropriate conduct over the approval of an £80m Highland holiday resort development.
Ministers contacted environment bosses and the chief planner after Macdonald Hotels threatened to scrap the plans for Aviemore, because of a delay.

Labour said the government was overstepping the mark by intervening on an individual issue.

But ministers insisted their actions had saved hundreds of vital jobs.

The government also said it acted following a strong crossparty lobbying campaign, which raised concerns of a communication breakdown between the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) and the developer.

The development, approved by Cairngorms National Park Authority in December, will include two supermarkets and about 160 houses in Aviemore’s Highland Resort.

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Original source : BBC Scotland Online