PLANNING
BiGGAR Economics has provided a range of economic advisory services relating to projects being developed and seeking planning approval. This has included acting as expert witnesses at planning and public inquiries.
PROJECTS
- assessment of education demand for housing developments including in Dunbar in East Lothian, Newbridge near Edinburgh and Peebles in the Scottish Borders;
- economic impact and tourism impact assessments of proposed wind farm developments across the UK including Wythemoor & Gatebarrow (Cumbria, Scottish Power), Glenmorie (Easter Ross, Wind Energy), Berrier Hill (Cumbria, West Coast Energy), Harrows Law (South Lanarkshire, Scottish & Southern), Bickham Moor (Devon, Coronation Power), Pen y Cymoedd (South Wales, Nuon), Black Craig (Arygll, Infinis), Tedder Hill (Yorkshire, E.On Renewables), Clyde Wind Farm (South Lanarkshire, Airtricity), Invercassley (Sutherland, Airtricity), Lissett Airfield (Yorkshire, Novera);
- socio-economic impact assessment of Scottish Coal's proposals for Surface Mines at Broken Cross (South Lanarkshire), Airfield (Midlothian) and St Ninians (Fife);
- expert witness services for a number of public inquiries, on economic impacts, on tourism impacts and on education demand associated with proposed new housing developments;
- economic impact assessment of proposals by Selfridges to develop a major new store in Glasgow;
- economic impact assessment of a new settlement proposal for Comrie in West Fife;
