FIFE S planning system has been branded farcical by Dunfermline campaigners. Calais Woods Conservation Group helped drum up 270 objections against plans submitted by Shepherd Offshore to create a southern access road serving new homes near the £180 million super campus site. When the developers withdrew proposals recently, the group celebrated a small victory, but are now exasperated at news that plans will be resubmitted and the campaign will need to start over again. It follows protests by the group against the felling of dozens of trees on land near Dunlin Drive (where the road was proposed) without warning last month. Forestry Scotland investigated the incident and has since concluded that Shepherd had not broken the law – but if it fells any more trees it could become liable for prosecution.
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Dunfermline masterplan concerns prompt calls for communities to have more say
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A Fife community fighting to save its local woodland has called for more say over significant planning applications.
Members, including the Calais Woods Conservation Group, fear an ambitious masterplan for Dunfermline could affect the ancient wood, which is home to a diverse range of wildlife including birds of prey and roe deer.
The group is in favour of proposals for a £180 million super-campus on the Duloch site.
It will include a new Fife College campus and a replacement for Woodmill and St Columbus high schools.
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