By Graeme Ogston
A legal challenge that could scupper four major windfarms in the firths of
Tay and Forth will begin next week.
The judicial review lodged by RSPB Scotland into the Scottish Ministers
decision to grant consent for windfarms at Seagreen Alpha, Seagreen Bravo,
Neart na Gaoithe and Inch Cape is expected to last up to eight days.
RSPB Scotland said it was “confident that our case is sound” and was
hopeful that it would be successful, but declined to comment further.
The case will call at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
The developments have the potential to power more than 1.4 million homes
and their construction would involve investment exceeding £7 billion.
Lindsay Leask of Scottish Renewables said previously that the challenge was
“disappointing”.
Responding to news of the legal challenge earlier this year, she said:
“Every one of these projects has been through an incredibly rigorous,
detailed and independent assessment lasting anywhere between one and two
years, and it now looks like there will be another lengthy examination of
that process in court before they can go ahead.
“This action is now holding up two-thirds of the schemes in development
around our coastline.”
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