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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.

Democracy for Aberdeenshire

Democracy for Aberdeenshire Democracy for Aberdeenshire is a civic platform created to support transparent, accountable decision-making in local government…

Scotland’s Energy Scandal: Gillian Martin Quietly Removed Ahead of the Election

Gillian Martin and Scotland’s Energy Planning Scandal For months ObjectNow and campaigners across Scotland have been raising serious concerns…

When Participation Is Labelled a Problem

Why Claims of “Spam” Misrepresent Public Objections and Misunderstand Planning Law In recent months, a narrative has begun to…

Version 4 Launched

𝗢𝗕𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗡𝗢𝗪 ✦ 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟰 ✦ 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗 🚀 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦…

New Report: The Unknown Risks of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Scotland

Published: 20 October 2025 - Edition 1By: ObjectNow - campaigns@objectnow.co.uk Scotland’s Green Future Demands Transparency ObjectNow has released a…

The Scottish Government’s “Right to Decide” Paper Confirms ObjectNow’s Core Findings

When ObjectNow released its investigation on 7 September 2025, we examined the rapid escalation of wind farms, pylons, substations,…

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