A community group’s concerns about a controversial road change in Lossiemouth were branded “irrelevant” by Moray Council legal bosses yesterday.
Plans for nearly 300 new homes in the Sunbank area were approved last year- despite protests from residents opposed to the use of quiet cul-de-sacs to access the development.
The contentious matter returned to the council chambers yesterday, when elected members were asked to endorse moves to do away with turning areas at the end of Halliman Way and Fisher Place.
The changes will allow traffic to pass from the new homes at Sunbank onto Boyd Anderson Drive.
But local campaigners refused to give up their fight against the scheme, and begged the council not to approve the request.
They argued that using those roads to access the estate was a “ridiculous” notion, and could pose dangers to motorists and residents.
But the local authority’s legal officer, Aileen Scott, yesterday asked councillors to disregard those complaints.
She said: “This proposal remains very controversial, but there seems to be a misunderstanding among residents looking to prevent access to this development.
“They have raised the same issues that they raised as part of the planning process – which has already been determined.
“These are not valid objections, and are not relevant to this order.”
Without any debate, councillors unanimously granted the proposal.
Protestor Robert Murdoch vowed to take the matter to the Scottish Government.
He said: “It’s contrary to natural justice for the council not only to be ruling on the orders, but to decide whether the complaints are valid or not.”
