Complex sentence: The scheme was at the centre of a road protest from local campaigners and environmentalists, however their appeal against the road orders collapsing at Edinburgh's Court of Session in June 2006.
Split into simpler sentences: The scheme was at the centre of a road protest from local campaigners and environmentalists. Their efforts were futile however, with their appeal against the road orders collapsing at Edinburgh's Court of Session in June 2006.