Public views sought on first stage of National Parks review
Public views sought on first stage of National Parks review
A questionnaire seeking initial public and stakeholder views on the work of the National Park Authorities goes live online today.
Members of the public are invited to complete the short questionnaire here, which is on the Scottish Government website.
The questionnaire is available from July 3 to August 1, 2008 and the results will be taken into account in the conclusions of Stage 1 of the Review which reports in the autumn.
As part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to ‘More Effective Government’, Stage 1 of this Strategic Review will examine the most appropriate organisational options for undertaking National Park functions. It will also look at how these functions are currently being carried out by the National Park Authorities.
Full details of Stage 2 of the Review will be determined in light of findings from Stage 1.
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Latest from the National Park
Update on wildfire situation
Convener Sandy Bremner and Chief Executive Grant Moir have given an update on the ongoing wildfire situation.
Statement on wildfires
An update from Grant Moir, Chief Executive of the Cairngorms National Park Authority, on the ongoing wildfires in Moray and Highland.
New Nethy houses get green light
Meeting in Ballater, the Planning Committee approved applications for a development of 35 houses in Nethy Bridge and a floodplain restoration scheme on the River Dee.
Relevant alerts
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As a result of ongoing efforts to tackle wildfires to the north of the Cairngorms National Park, several roads are currently closed. Scottish Fire and Rescue are in attendance and the public are advised to avoid the area, including footpaths. Road users are asked not to ignore road closed signs.
The affected roads are:
- B9007 Ferness to Duthil
- U2379 Lochindorb Road
- B939 Ferness to Grantown-on-Spey
- U2347 Braes of Castle Grant
For all the latest information check out the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland website and social media.