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Bypass legal challenge rejected | |
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A legal challenge mounted by protestors over the remit of the Aberdeen bypass public inquiry has been rejected. | |
The campaigners highlighted legislation at the start of the inquiry which they claimed required it to consider options other than a new road. | |
But the two Reporters rejected the challenge after taking legal advice. | |
They ruled it was a matter for the Scottish Government, and widening the inquiry could also impact on the cost and timescale of the project. | |
The inquiry at the Hilton Aberdeen Treetops Hotel could run until December. | |
The bypass is aimed at easing traffic and improving business. | |
The Scottish Government said the probe was necessary because of the thousands of public responses received. | The Scottish Government said the probe was necessary because of the thousands of public responses received. |
Dozens of protesters used shop dummies at the start of the inquiry to illustrate their claims the inquiry is just "window dressing" by Scottish ministers. |