Anger mounts as Council reveals it did not fight Tesco's bid to stop Macduff Aldi plan
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AS anger continues to grow at supermarket chain Tesco's blocking of a plan for a new Aldi store in Macduff, it was revealed this evening that the petition at the Court of Session was not contested by Aberdeenshire Council.
An Aberdeenshire Council spokesperson said: “We have received the outcome of the judicial review process, which in practical terms means the planning permission previously awarded by Aberdeenshire Council for the proposed development has been quashed and cannot now be implemented.
"We are in discussion with Aldi as the applicant for the store about the planning options available to the company.”
They have provided Grampian Online with a copy of the text of the interlocutor which reads as follows -
The Lord Ordinary, having considered the petition, no answers having been lodged, and being satisfied that the test in Section 27B(2) of the Court of Session Act 1988 has been met, grants permission for the petition to proceed; thereafter, on the unopposed motion of the petitioner, grants reduction of the decision of Aberdeenshire Council dated 29 July 2022 to grant full planning permission for the erection of a retail foodstore (Class 1) with associated car parking, access, landscaping and associated works at land adjacent to Duff Street, Macduff (application reference APP/2021/2526).
In practical terms, Aberdeenshire Council did not contest the objection, it is understood on the basis of the cost of the legal fees which would be incurred by themselves.
