A Scottish government reporter has overturned a council’s refusal of plans for an eight-turbine wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway. Brookfield Renewable UK can now proceed with the plans at Larbrax, near Leswalt, subject to certain conditions. Dumfries and Galloway Council rejected the scheme in August last year. However, the Read more
The Scottish Affairs Committee has published the British Government’s response to its inquiry into the renewable energy in Scotland, in which the UK energy department says that there is a significant pipeline of new wind power coming forward in Scotland. He said: “Looking forward, we expect significant further deployment in Read more
The Hearing Sessions for four appeals by Community Windpower Limited against decisions by East Ayrshire Council not to approve matters specified in conditions will take place in the Fenwick Hotel, week commencing 31st October. The appeals are: PPA-190-2053: discharge of Condition 15 (CEMP) PPA-190-2054: discharge of Condition 36 (Private Read more
SIR – I agree with Peter Bastow (Letters, October 16) that wind energy is “unreliable, noisy inland and unsightly both on land and sea”. It is also an environmental disaster that destroys the landscape, requires additional transmission lines and substations, is responsible for the deaths of many birds and is Read more
September was an impressive month for onshore wind in Scotland. Output rose by 36% from last year, and on two days, wind turbines provided output equivalent to more than our total electricity needs – the first time this has happened twice in one month. Renewables now provide around 60% of Read more
JHplanning and the Improvement Service are running an event on elements of planning law in Edinburgh, 3 November. As we await the Scottish Government’s response to the Planning Review and the inevitable changes in legislation and regulation that will follow, this event looks at some of the key legal issues Read more
Planning Review Working Groups Workshop Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh 12th & 13th September 2016 scottish-government-planning-review-fc-report-300916-1
ALL areas of government policy require a balancing act. Needs are balanced against costs. Ideals are balanced against practicality. Environmental impact is balanced against jobs. Nowhere is this need for balance more clearly evident than in provision of our energy. What can be good for the nation can be bad Read more