Projects considered "Novel and/or Contentious" by South of Scotland Enterprise: FOI release

Information requested

All details of projects considered "Novel and or Contentious" by SOSE that have been referred to the Scottish Government for approval (as outlined in the FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT between SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ENTERPRISE March 2023).

For the avoidance of doubt please include: Number of referrals; Details of applicant including project and if the project was approved or rejected.

Response

The answer to your question is:

Number of referrals: 1

Details of applicant: Hilltop Leaf Limited (Hilltop) is a private medicinal cannabis cultivation and extraction business, based in the south of Scotland, which aims to provide an alternative plant based clinical treatment to synthetic pharmaceuticals.

Project: Construction of a 11,000 sq m facility on a rural site.

The project was approved.

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