Re: What is it with councils?
Councils seem very willing to listen to small noisy minorities so long as they are suitably middle class (and usually seem to have a lot of time to spare since they sold their house in London, bought a few BfLs and moved to the country.)
The article* quoted a local official saying that 300 to 400 people had turned up at a public meeting, and virtually all objected. It also said there were nearly 170 written objections submitted.
Considering how apathetic people usually are, getting that number of people to a public meeting, presumably on a cold and dark winter night, would show huge strength of feeling in the local community.
*https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/rocket-engines-wont-tested-east-17450244
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