- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 20 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which of its agencies have been involved in the City Square Project in Aberdeen.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise''s involvement is detailed in responses provided to S3W-30629, S3W-30630 and S3W-30631 on 20 January 2010. And I am aware that Historic Scotland held pre-application discussions with Aberdeen City Council in May last year, when various options were under initial consideration.
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- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism on 6 January 2010 (Official Report c. 22407), what additional delays to the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade it expects as a result of conditions to the consent.
Answer
I do not anticipate any additional delays as a result of the conditions of consent, although the exact timing will depend on what is proposed by the developers.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its 2009-10 budget is for the City Square Project in Aberdeen.
Answer
The City Square Project in Aberdeen is a local development proposal and as such there is no provision for this project in our 2009-10 budget.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on the City Square Project in Aberdeen.
Answer
I can confirm that we have had no financial involvement with the development of proposals for the City Square Project in Aberdeen.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism on 6 January 2010 (Official Report c. 22407), whether new planning consents will be required as a result of the conditions attached to the consent for the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade.
Answer
I do not anticipate any new planning applications as a result of the conditions, however until proposals from developers for mitigation plans have been agreed in line with the consent conditions, this cannot be definitively ruled out.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism on 6 January 2010 (Official Report c. 22407), when it expects construction work on the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade to start.
Answer
The consent conditions require construction to begin within four years, although Scottish and Southern Energy have indicated they hope to begin work on the project in 2010.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism on 6 January 2010 (Official Report c. 22408), how many kilometres of the 86.5 kilometres of existing wirescape ministers will require developers to place underground.
Answer
Plans submitted to Scottish ministers to mitigate the wirescape in five distinct locations, as required by conditions, must include proposals for undergrounding, removing or mitigating a total of 86.5km of overhead line. It is therefore not possible to provide a definitive answer on the specific length of wirescape which will be undergrounded until proposals from developers for the various rationlisation schemes have been agreed in line with consent conditions.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism on 6 January 2010 (Official Report c. 22407), which conditions attached to the consent for the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade will require significant adjustment to the developers’ existing plans.
Answer
Until proposals from developers for the various mitigation plans have been agreed in line with consent conditions, it is not possible to determine which conditions attached to the consent will require significant adjustment to the developers'' existing plans.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism on 6 January 2010 (Official Report c. 22407), when it expects construction work on the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade to be completed.
Answer
The consent conditions require that all works, including construction of the new line and dismantling of the existing line, be completed within 10 years. However, renewable energy development imperatives exist for the developers to complete work much sooner.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism on 6 January 2010 (Official Report c. 22407), whether consultations with an environmental liaison group and a tourism, cultural heritage and community liaison group will lead to a delay in the start of construction work.
Answer
Scottish and Southern Energy have already indicated they intend to begin their public engagement at an early stage. The developers'' engagement will include consultation with the Environmental Liaison Group and Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Community Liaison Group. I do not anticipate this resulting in any significant delay. Consultation with these groups will be an ongoing process throughout construction.
