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Call for evidence by the ECCLR Committee into the environmental impacts of salmon farming. February 2018

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The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry into the environmental impact of salmon farming …

Consultation on proposal to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in Scotland. June 2018

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The purpose of this consultation was to gather views from stakeholders on the addition of secondary legislation under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to introduce a ban …

COAST response to ECCLR Committee Regional Marine Planning inquiry Interim Report. August 2020

The ECCLR Committee published an interim report on its inquiry into regional marine planning in Scotland earlier this year. As part of the interim report, the Committee set our a series of questions which they put to various stakeholders. Read COAST's response here.

Official Responses to the Revised North Arran Salmon Farm Application

A month of public consultation has closed; we expect North Ayrshire Planning Committee to meet in early 2021 to discuss the application.

Responding to the Revised North Arran Salmon Farm Planning Application 2020

On 9th October 2020 the Scottish Salmon Company submitted their revised planning application for a proposed development off Millstone Point to North Ayrshire Council. Comments have been invited by members of the public and here we provide a briefing note for those wishing to respond.

Responding to the North Arran Salmon Farm Planning Application

On Saturday 17th August 2019 the Scottish Salmon Company submitted their planning application for a new development off Millstone Point to North Ayrshire Council. As members of the public, we have until 30th September 2019 to submit our comments.