COUNCILLORS have reversed a decision by planning officers to refuse consent for solar panels on a historic church on the outlying Shetland island of Papa Stour. Elected members made the decision regarding the Papa Stour kirk on Wednesday when the original refusal came up for.
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ITS NAME might sound somewhat less than exciting but there are many reasons to be enthusiastic about Shetland’s Capital Works Bridging Loan scheme. That is the title of a £1.5 million fund run by Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT) which quietly and effectively smoothes the path.
THE WORK to rebuild the Fair Isle bird observatory has been boosted with the award of a £500,000 loan from Shetland Charitable Trust. The money is coming from the trust’s capital bridging works loan scheme. This is designed to provide interest free loans to alleviate cash.
PLANNING permission has been refused for solar panels to be installed on the historic Papa Stour kirk as part of its major renovation. Planning officers ruled that the 12 black panels would “adversely impact the special architectural and historic interest of the building”..