Community councils and campaigners have said the deadline for consultation on a major pylon line to run from the highlands is “undemocratic”, as they call for a public inquiry.

A consultation has been launched on Scottish and Southern Electricity Network’s (SSEN) application for permission to build a major pylon line between Spittal and Beauly. Responses are expected by 6 October.

Christine MacKintosh of Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon community council said: “This timeframe is utterly inadequate to address a proposal of such scale and technicality.

“It shows how very little ‘the powers that be’ respect the people who will have to live with the outcome of this outrageous project for decades to come.

“The short period granted for submitting comments is clear proof that neither SSEN n

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