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Documents

Letter from the LINK Hilltracks Subgroup to the Cairngorms National Park, February 2019

13 February 2019

A letter to the Cairngorms National Park Board to request a meeting to discuss upland vehicle tracks, 13 February 2019

Correspondence from the LINK Hilltracks Subgroup to Ministers, December 2018

19 December 2018

A letter from the LINK Hilltracks Subgroup to Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, and Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning. December 2018

Hilltracks letter to Roseanna Cunningham – Independently-led expert group on the environmental impact of grouse moor management

3 July 2017

LINK letter to Cabinet Secretary June 17

Letter to CNPA re Hilltrack in Glen Clova, May 2017

15 May 2017

LINK Letter to Highland Council re: hilltracks for hydro schemes, February 2017

10 February 2017

Letter from LINK’s Hilltracks subgroup setting out concerns about construction of tracks for hydro developments.

LINK Letter to planning authorities – October 2016

13 October 2016

LINK letter to all planning authorities to outline our views on Scottish Government guidance with respect to permitted development and prior notification for hilltracks.

LINK comment to Highland Council re: planning application for hill access, April 2016

6 October 2016

Comment to Highland Council re: construction of hilltrack for ATV access to the open hill [formerly Prior Notification 15/03588/PNO of 15/10/15]

LINK comment to Perth & Kinross Council re: hill track access, July 2016

6 October 2016

LINK Letter to Angus Council re Rottal Estate Prior Notification 3 Feb 2016

3 February 2016

Copy of letter from LINK Hilltracks subgroup to Angus Council regarding prior notification of hilltrack construction on Rottal Estate, Glen Clova – 3 February 2016.

Response from Scottish Environment LINK to the Independent Review of the General Permitted Development, February 2016

2 February 2016

A copy of LINK Hilltracks Subgroup letter of concern regarding a proposed track that a Prior Notification has been put in to Angus Council for can be found below – LINK response to the request for information on the new arrangements under the GPD [Scotland] Amendment [No 2] Order 2014]

Letter from Hill Tracks Group to Planning Authorities, August 2015

18 August 2015

Correspondence from the LINK Hill Tracks campaign group to local planning authorities re: Prior Notification of Private Ways (Scottish Government Circular 2/2015 Consolidated Circular on Non-Domestic Permitted Development Rights).  

LINK comment on Garrogie Estate hill track proposal, August 2015

13 August 2015

Letter to the Highland Council with comments on application 15/02610/FUL, 5 August 2015

Letter to Minister on Hill Tracks, September 2014

30 September 2014

Letter to the Minister for Local Government and Planning about Amendment to General Permitted Development Order Regarding Hill Tracks

LINK Response to SLE Report – Way Ahead for Constructed Private Tracks

14 April 2014

Scottish Environment LINK’s response to Scottish Land and Estates (SLE) report ‘The Way Ahead for Constructed Private Tracks’

Latest Publications

Environmental Charities Demand Concrete Action for Scotland’s Nature

Evidence on the construction sector

Letter from the LINK Hilltracks Subgroup to the Cairngorms National Park, February 2019

Letter to Fergus Ewing on inshore fisheries management

Written evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee on the UK Fisheries Bill

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