Campaigners have abandoned their fight against plans for the Highlands’ biggest windfarm yet – because of the prohibitive cost of further legal action.
SSE’s latest 67-turbine scheme will be built, with Scottish Government blessing, on a site the size of Inverness at the south end of Loch Ness.
Stronelairg’s contribution to saving the planet will span 8,650 acres and involve the excavation of a vast area of peatland – a massive carbon store.
The conservation charity the John Muir Trust (JMT) is yet to learn what its liability for the legal costs will be but confirmed yesterday it would not seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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