By Laura Paterson
Anti-windfarm campaigners have accused an energy giant of trying to
manipulate the planning process to build more turbines in the Highlands.
SSE Renewables has a 20-turbine windfarm at Fairburn in Ross-shire, but
wants permission for a further 12 turbines just over half a mile away.
Instead of applying to Highland Council for a 12 turbine windfarm, however,
SSE has made it part of the already operational 20-turbine development in
their application.
This takes it over the 50megawatt (MW) threshold which means it will be
automatically be decided by Scottish Ministers, rather than local
councillors on Highland Council – who have recently been challenging a
number of windfarm applications.
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