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Cllr Debra Storr: Menie in legal "rough"

Neil, There is random variation in dunes - that is...

2009-11-16T19:26:00.649Z

Neil,
There is random variation in dunes - that is common. The dunes here are unusual in that the transit is south to north on a regular pattern. This reveals damp sand slacks which develop particular vegetation ... and as that vegetation develops, it changes. So we have a timeline of what happens as sand dunes move.
Do go and read Trump EIA ... and I had a small archive of other

The Dunes do move every year, dependant on the win...

2009-11-15T17:51:55.666Z

The Dunes do move every year, dependant on the wind patterns. Dunes have been known to engulf whole villages and ruin societies in the past.
This is stabilisation of the dunes no more no less. This grass growing will only keep the dunes as our defence for many more years to come and this will stop the dunes taken over any more land.
The grass growing will bring new species to Balmedie

Neil The dunes are SSSI status because they move -...

2009-11-15T17:29:35.162Z

Neil
The dunes are SSSI status because they move - 5 to 15 metres a year I understand. A quick look at the before and after pictures from Trump shows what changes. OK it's not concreting the dunes over - but it is still destruction of the SSSI.

No huge hotel, no buildings. This is grass growing...

2009-11-15T07:06:26.484Z

No huge hotel, no buildings. This is grass growing for stabilisation purposes only.
Grass growing.
The one thing people forget is, this development will provide good access to Balmedie beach, the dunes will still be there and will not change. And as yet I have not been stopped walking on any part of this estate. We have a right to roam, but paths will be provided, which i will use.

So, it's a "Major" development that ...

2009-10-26T20:22:06.214Z