Biomass plan 'is landmark and eyesore'

HERITAGE campaigners have warned that controversial plans for a biomass energy plant in Leith will make more of an impact on Edinburgh's waterfront than the Forth Bridge.

The Cockburn Association said it would become the city's unwelcome equivalent of the Eiffel Tower in Paris because it would be able to be seen in most views of Edinburgh, but would be an eyesore.

The group has warned the Scottish Government that the plant will do serious damage to the Capital's cultural and visual assets, stifle the development of Leith Docks, and harm the tourism industry and the Capital's economy.

An objection from the Cockburn Association lodged with the Scottish Government states: "There is no compelling need to locate the plant in the docks which would justify abandoning the existing carefully thought-through planning policies."