ROARING BACK- APPEAL LODGED
Hi All
We wanted to let you know that we are NOT GIVING UP and have now lodged a motion to Appeal with the Inner House of the Court of Session, which is the Supreme Court and the highest court in Scotland.
Over the past 3 weeks our team of barristers, lawyers and ecologists have been dissecting, digesting and analysing the decision reached in the Outer House of the Court of Session, which rejected our initial claim. After a lot of work, conference calls, looking at case law etc, we have now identified clear grounds for appeal.
We are breaking new ground here and this is the first real test of new Planning Policy rolled out by the Scottish Government called NPF 4. For context, NPF4 should represent a seismic change in the planning process as it elevates the Nature Crisis to the same level of the Climate Crisis. Biodiversity issues should according to policy, be given increased consideration.
As always, our motivation and drive come from those beautiful wildcats that call the Clashindarroch home. It is currently the breeding season, no logging is taking place, no windfarm is currently being built and we take that as a big win. It will hopefully mean more priceless wildcat kittens born this year.
We need to make sure that this is always the case. Remember that during the Public Inquiry , evidence emerged that kittens can be killed and adults displaced, during the construction phase of a windfarm. We need to make sure this never ever happens.
We stand as the only organisation brave enough to stand up to a multi billion pound company (Vattenfall), and fight for the protection of the Clashindarroch wildcats. It is important to note that the National significance of this wildcat population is not in dispute.
We are totally committed to seeing this right through to the very end and we will never give up on this cause- there is just too much at stake.
As you have always done, whenever we need your support, you are there and that support is needed more than ever. If you believe that the Clashindarroch wildcats should NOT have their forest home destroyed, then please contribute to our crowdfunder to allow us to continue to fight. We have been fighting for years and collectively we are the only chance they have:
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/wildcats/
Many thanks as always
The Wildcat Haven Team.