Week four - just one day

The Inquiry has only been in session for one day this week.  This was on Monday 6th February.

The first witness of the day was Joe Bebbington who is the Joint Action Group witness for Noise.  The case was argued in a lot of detail - much of it hinging on the matter of how the 'noise' of the dawn chorus should be treated.

Charlie Stoddart then gave the Inquiry the benefit of his experience over 30 years of working in the logistics industry in Scotland.  He argues that Scotland does not have a big enough population to require any more container terminal capacity.

After lunch Malcolm Hamilton took the stand as the JAG witness for Carbon Assessment, and then Tom Leatherland gave evidence on contaminated land.

The excellent turnout of residents was much appreciated.

The second stage of the Inquiry begins on Monday 13th, (from 9.30am).  This part of the Inquiry will consider the impact of the proposed dredging on beach sediments and on the integrity of the wildlife SPA sites that have European designation.