{"id":32408,"date":"2022-02-04T17:20:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=32408"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:39:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:39:40","slug":"shetland-space-centre-objection-withdrawn-by-hes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=32408","title":{"rendered":"Shetland Space Centre objection withdrawn by HES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SaxaVord_Spaceport#\/media\/File:Lamba_Ness_from_above_Norwick_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1458380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-32409\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lamba_Ness_from_above_Norwick_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_1458380_040222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>An objection from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to plans for the proposed Shetland Space Centre has been withdrawn.<\/h3>\n<h6>image: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SaxaVord_Spaceport#\/<br \/>\nmedia\/File:Lamba_Nessfrom_above_Norwick_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1458380.jpg<\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 development will bring public benefits of national importance that outweigh the impacts\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Scottish Construction Now<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Having\u00a0initially objected due to the \u201cextensive and adverse\u201d impact on the cultural significance of Skaw radar station in Unst, the heritage body said a\u00a0revised scheme of works was drawn up and discussions held with those behind the plans have led to a change of opinion.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Historic Environment Scotland said: \u201cAfter assessing the additional information we have received we have now concluded that the development will bring public benefits of national importance that outweigh the impacts on the nationally important cultural significance of the monument, and we have therefore decided to recommend that Scheduled Monument Consent is granted and to remove our objection to the planning application.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome the changes that the applicant has made to lessen the impacts of the proposed development, and the commitment to improving the information available to visitors to the site as part of the development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognise the benefits that this development will bring to the community in Unst.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The RSPB has also removed its objection to the spaceport after revised plans showed no launches would take place during a key breeding period for protected birds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/articles\/shetland-space-centre-objection-withdrawn-by-historic-environment-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An objection from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to plans for the proposed Shetland Space Centre has been withdrawn. image: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SaxaVord_Spaceport#\/ media\/File:Lamba_Nessfrom_above_Norwick_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1458380.jpg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32408"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32438,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32408\/revisions\/32438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}