Victory to Ravenscraig Community Action Group, Victory for the Ravenscraig Promise

That the Parliament congratulates Ravenscraig Community Action Group on its successful campaign to protect the Ravenscraig masterplan by, it understands, facing down proposals for a rail freight terminal, distribution centre and ancillary development that would have, it believes, resulted in the loss of ancient woodland and introduced unacceptable levels of noise in a growing residential community; understands that, on 17 October 2023, the Scottish Government rejected a planning appeal by the Russell Group, following North Lanarkshire Council refusing the planning application in December 2022; acknowledges that Ravenscraig Community Action Group has developed the Ravenscraig Promise, in recognition of the importance of delivering the Ravenscraig masterplan, which includes new and affordable homes, low-carbon, multi-modal transport and opportunities for community organisations and small to medium enterprises; notes that the Ravenscraig Promise has strong cross-party support, and that a well-attended parliamentary event for Ravenscraig Community Action Group was attended by MSPs earlier in 2023; congratulates everyone involved in Ravenscraig Community Action Group, and the individuals who made representations to both the planning application and the appeal, on their role in what it sees as a positive, constructive and ambitious campaign for the community, and sends its best wishes to the Ravenscraig Community Action Group as it advocates for the progression of the Ravenscraig Promise.