EAST Ayrshire councillors have given the go ahead to a £150 million whisky maturation facility near Kilmarnock, despite vociferous opposition from…
Beam-Suntory, the Japanese company which took over US whiskey giant Jim Beam and produces well known Scottish whiskies, Laphroig and Ardmore sought approval for the facility.Seven objectors were at East Ayrshire Council headquarters to make the case for refusing the application, focusing on the potential impact on the health and amenity of those living in the vicinity, and the environment, including the impact on the protected peatland.
Another resident claimed that the borehole that provided water to his home was far closer to the planned facility than indicated in the report and demanded assurances about action in the event of loss of this water. They said: “The proposed development would not have a significant adverse impact on the visual amenity of the area or on the residential amenity of receptors in the vicinity, will not give rise to an unacceptable traffic hazard and would not result in any unacceptable loss of or impact on ecological habitats or species.
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