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ObjectNow news and blog updates covering planning objections, active campaigns, technical insights, investigations into public health and safety, and advances in AI within ObjectNow. Articles explore new AI capabilities, platform developments, and practical tools alongside in depth guidance to help communities understand planning applications, object effectively, and take informed grassroots action.
Blogging Democracy ECU ObjectNow Techincal Reports
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  • 31 January 2026
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How ObjectNow Works – Human Led Objections, Controlled AI Support

ObjectNow exists to support local campaign groups and individuals through complex planning and consultation processes, particularly where large scale…
Democracy ECU Investigations Public Rights Scottish Government
  • 25 January 2026
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Scottish Government Knew Its Consultation Platform Would Restrict Public Objections

Article update: 26 January 2026This article has been updated to reflect additional wording added to the Energy Consents Unit…
BESS Democracy ECU Energy Planning Public Rights
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  • 20 January 2026
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When Prevention Is Replaced by Permission

What the Mey BESS Decision Reveals About Risk, Regulation and Public Protection The Scottish planning and consent system is…
Blogging Energy Planning Prototype Wind Farms
Energy-Madness
  • 17 January 2026
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When Energy Policy Loses the Plot: How the Renewables Drive Is Sliding Into Absurdity

The global renewables push was supposed to be about sensible transitions, reducing emissions without creating new crises in the…
Energy Planning Ministers Nuclear Wildlife
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  • 17 January 2026
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What is the Nuclear Regulatory Review and why it matters

What is the Nuclear Regulatory Review and why it matters The Nuclear Regulatory Review is a government-commissioned review in…
BESS Blogging Democracy Energy Planning Offshore Wind Farms Public Rights Pylons Scottish Government Solar Parks Substations Tourism Wind Farms
ObjectNow AI reviewing objections to Scotland’s energy planning, showing wind farms, battery storage infrastructure, peatland damage and electricity pylons.
  • 14 January 2026
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Scotland’s Expanding Energy Infrastructure and Its Carbon Impact

Scotland’s Energy Build-Out: Why Expanding Generation, Grid and Storage May Be Driving Emissions Up, Not Down Scotland is undergoing…

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