The rejection of planning permission for seven wind turbines has been
welcomed by locals who had sent in more than 50 letters of objection.
A controversial wind farm proposed north of Crieff has been turned down by
Perth and Kinross Council
Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser has backed the decision from local
authority councillors to block planning permission for seven turbines at
Amulree.
The project had attracted controversy for a number of reasons and hostile
locals had sent in more than 50 letters of objection.
A 14-turbine windfarm at nearby Calliacher was completed last year but only
after initial refusal by the council and a public inquiry.
This led to the Scottish Government granting the application.
Murdo Fraser believes that this latest decision should serve as an example
as to why local councillors are better placed to adjudicate on planning
applications than officials in Edinburgh.
He said: “I am pleased that elected councillors in Perth and Kinross have
listened to local opinion and thrown out this application for more turbines
in Highland Perthshire.
“It is clear that local people feel that enough is enough and that this
area has already taken more than its fair share of wind energy developments.
“The key issue now is whether the SNP Government will do what it has done
so often in the past and overturn the democratic decision of these local
representatives on appeal.
“Once again, this certainly points to the need for a change in planning law
to give local councils, not government ministers, the final say in wind
developments, as proposed by the Scottish Conservatives.”
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