Petition against new electrical pylon route heard in parliament

SSEN - which is in charge of the project says the plans are absolutely essential.

A petition, which aims to force those behind plans for huge pylons across the North of Scotland into more “meaningful consultation”, has had its first outing in parliament.

Campaign group ‘Save Our Mearns’ says power giant SSEN isn’t listening to the concerns of affected communities.

But, the company has said otherwise.

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