Helensburgh Community Council
We have reached the next significant stage, and we need your help again.
On 4th July, our judicial review into Argyll and Bute Council’s plans to develop a supermarket on the waterfront will be heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
We have saved money by representing ourselves in the early legal stages, and sought out the most affordable legal support we can. Now we need to fundraise for court fees and a contribution to the legal fees. We estimate this could be as much as £30,000, on top of the £8,670 that we previously raised.
If the judicial review is successful, we expect Argyll and Bute Council will have to re-run the process to choose the plans for the waterfront, including a genuine public consultation. This could stop the supermarket development in its tracks.
We have therefore set a new crowdfunding target of £38,670 and would ask, if you feel you are able, to contribute to our campaign?
We know this is an expensive process and, at a time when money is tight, we know this is a big ask. If you have friends or family from the area who have moved away or enjoy visiting please forward this on to them as well; every little bit helps.
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Help us mount a legal challenge to Argyll and Bute Council’s … Peter Brown on behalf of Helensburgh Community Council needs your support for Stop the Supermarket – Save our Waterfront.
Graeme Mccormick wrote: “As I understand it, the proposal isn’t for another supermarket but to build a smaller replacement for the Coop who will then sell the lease of their existing store to a non-food retailer who doesn’t compete with them. It’s all very secretive. The local residents should decide in a secret ballot what they want. The Council should offer to abandon the court case to stop the unnecessary expense.”