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Design work is progressing on the £16.5 million Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme in Aberdeenshire.
The project aims to reduce future flood risk from River Carron on the town, extending from the Red Bridge on Low Wood Road downstream to the sea. Further works are also proposed on the nearby Glasslaw Burn.
However, a consultation on the scheme received 12 objections. While four of these were resolved, the other eight remain outstanding.
Scottish Ministers have notified the council they would not call in the scheme for a Public Inquiry, meaning the local authority will hold a public hearing considering the objections in March.
Following the outcome, an independent Scottish Government Reporter will give his findings and Aberdeenshire Council must then decide how to proceed.
The hearing will be presided by the Report at St James Church Hall in Stonehaven from 28 – 30 March.
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