By Cameron Brooks
Finance Secretary John Swinney has claimed that a public perception that
all windfarm applications are approved is a “myth”.
He said 68% of 192 of turbine appeals examined by the Scottish Government
between May 2007 and August 2013 were refused consent. The SNP minister
told a public meeting in Hawick yesterday that every single application was
considered on its own merits.
Last week the Conservatives accused the government of trying to “bully”
councils into approving plans for windfarms.
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