It’s over 800 days since the draft Harbour Revision Order (HRO) was submitted by Argyll & Bute Council on 30/11/23. The extended consultation was concluded on 7/11/24 with 142 responses
As 2026 starts the shame that is the delayed decision over Oban Harbour simply gets worse! It’s almost 7 years, now, since OCHDA came into existence and, frankly, it seems
What’s going on? The short answer to this question is, “Who knows?” 139 of the original 142 objections to Argyll & Bute Council’s (A&BC) proposals for a Municipal Harbour Authority
The summer sailing season is now in full swing and the annual period of holidaymaking is about to slow down progress even further! In the absence of any really ‘new’
Representatives of land-based businesses in Oban, in addition to fishing, transport and tourism industries and leisure sailors met Jenni Minto (MSP) last Monday in connection with the plans by Argyll
Here’s our latest newsletter, bringing you up to date with recent developments. Our 2025 AGM is scheduled for February 25th and we would welcome attendance by all members. If you
Having finally managed to get hold of all 142 submissions (139 were objections) we have had the opportunity to compare the Council’s analysis, as initially reported to the Harbour Board
Argyll & Bute Council has failed to respond to recent submissions and have assured Jenni Minto (MSP) that the Draft proposed HRO has been subject of a large engagement process
At last the reportedly-complete set of objections has been made public. With the addition of the previously-butchered (the writer’s description) objection numbered 67, we now have all the objections complete
As of this morning (7th November) we understand that Transport Scotland will be referring the current ‘stalemate’ to Scottish Ministers for consideration. This follows A&BC’s decision not to make a
Following the publication of the incomplete list of objections last week another version has been published this week. It’s still incomplete but at least a dozen new ones – numbered
Following an intervention by the Office of the Information Commissioner, Argyll & Bute Council have finally made public all the 136 ‘private’ and 6 ‘statutory’ objections to their draft HRO.
The Council’s confidential briefing to Harbour Board Members, issued in advance of the Harbour Board meeting on 12th September has been made public following an FOI from OCHDA. In the
The latest round in the development of the draft HRO has started with the Council’s new ‘representation’ received. OCHDA, and other objectors, have until 8th October to complete any response
This update follows two significant events this week: the meeting of the Harbour Board and a response from the Information Commissioner regarding our request that all objections should be published,
A request to add discussion of the draft HRO to the agenda for Thursday’s (12th September) Harbour Board meeting has been refused. Despite the imminent submission to Transport Scotland from
One of the most frequent objections to the 2023 draft Oban HRO related to the Council’s proposals over publishing of accounts. Despite the number of objections the Council does not,
The draft HRO: what happens next Transport Scotland announced last Friday (16th August) that they are now proceeding to the next stage of the “negotiation” by use of written submissions.