Scottish planner quits RTPI accusing it of ‘cosying up’ to SSE – Herald

A leading planning expert has quit Scotland’s professional body accusing it of “cosying up” to the energy giant behind a £29bn green energy grid expansion designed to transform how renewable power is carried across Britain.

Ian Kelly, who had been a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute for more than 50 years, has resigned from the organisation after it accepted sponsorship for an event from SSEN, a subsidiary of Perth-based energy giant SSE, while Scottish Government planning reporters who are RTPI members consider controversial projects being developed by the company.  https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26536277.scottish-planner-quits-rtpi-accusing-cosying-up-sse/