A DANISH billionaire who owns nearly a dozen estates in Scotland is taking on the Scottish Government in a battle over a major wind farm battle that threatens the view from his land. Anders Povlsen is launching a judicial review into the decision to allow a controversial wind farm in Read more
Alan Simpson Britain could be facing nationwide festive blackouts next winter unless radical changes are made to the UK’s electricity network, MPs have warned. A report called Electric Shock: Will The Christmas Lights Go Out Next Winter? has been published by the British Infrastructure Group (BIG) of MPs, chaired by Read more
FOUR of the seven landscapes proposed for Scotland’s next national park are under threat from wind farms. By Ben Borland The suggested sites for a new park – the Cheviots, Galloway, Mull, Harris, Glen Affric, Wester Ross and Ben Nevis – include some of the world’s most stunning scenery. The Read more
Please consider completing this survey to support SAS’s aspirations on planning reform. DEADLINE: 23 December This survey/consultation is part of theScottish Government’s preparation for its upcoming Planning Bill (2017), which it considers Community Engagement to be an important part of. We all know about community engagement with wind farm developers Read more
Please find attached the Agenda for the next meeting on 19 December, along with papers from the previous meeting. If anyone has any questions which they wish SAS to raise, please notify Graham Lang by the 18 December. Stakeholder meeting 19 Dec 2016 – Agenda Stakeholder meeting 8 June Read more
Please consider answering this survey to support the Trust’s aspirations on planning reform. It is re Scottish planning and Scottish government planning Bill, although many of the questions are general about community engagement. The questions make sense to anyone who has had some involvement with a planning application or has Read more
Dear Supporters, Another Xmas is racing its way towards us and many of you will be preoccupied with cooking, shopping, school plays and the many other activities that come to the fore at this time of year. However, if you have any time at all, we would like to ask Read more
TWO years ago the renewables industry released a spinning report about the millions of tonnes of CO2 saved by wind turbines. This week it seized on a study that it hopes will help it hoodwink the general public for a tad longer (“Wind farms are ‘equivalent to taking 2.3m cars Read more