THE Scottish Government has been urged to resolve a dispute arising from an energy firm’s plans to build a hydroelectric power plant next to the site of a 17th century Highland massacre. Glen Hydro submitted plans for a river hydro scheme on land near the site of the Glencoe massacre in Ballachulish. But Iain Thornber, deputy Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire, has called for a public inquiry. He said: “For a glen known across the world for the infamous and high profile historic massacre – part of which occurred within the boundary of the proposed development area – I find it both astonishing and appalling that the applicant [and] the developer imagined this to be unnecessary. “For this reason alone the application should be rejected or referred to the Scottish Government and determined by way of a public inquiry.”
The National 28th Jan 2019 read more »