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A closing submission on a controversial pylon project has been blocked from publication by the Scottish Government because it may contain offensive material.

Campaigners have slammed the council for performing an 11th-hour U-turn on an overhead power line bid.

The public inquiry process into a controversial pylon line proposed for central Kirkcudbrightshire is under way.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Opposition to a controversial power line planned for the Ken-Dee glen appears to be gathering force.Latest figures show 160 objections to SP Energy Network’s (SPEN) project between Glenlee and Tongland.That number is likely to rise significantly because of a two-month time lag in publishing submissions.Up to 120 pylons are proposed in the application to the Scottish Government’s energy consents unit.Galloway Without Pylons welcomed the scale of public concern over the proposal.Organiser Paul Swift said 23 community councils had objected over environmental and visual impacts and habitat loss.“I don’t know many objections we will end up with,” he said.“It