Fairlie Community Council have arranged for a public meeting to discuss the ongoing concerns in relation to the giant turbines at Hunterston. The meeting takes place on Wednesday April 26 at 7.30pm at Fairlie Village Hall. Campaigner David Telford has asked that the Ayrshire and Arran NHS are invited to Read more
By Iain Ramage Wild land charity the John Muir Trust is bracing itself for a massive legal bill after failing to have the plugs pulled on power company SSE’s Stronelairg Windfarm scheme. The amount is not yet clear. The trust has already paid the Scottish Government £75,000 as a result Read more
Create a planning condition preventing activity on Tullymurdoch Wind Farm during wildcat breeding season https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/protect-scottish-wildcat-from-industrial-activity
A new wind farm in the Borders has been rejected by local councillors – despite it being recommended for approval by their own planning officials. Councillors rejected the plan for and eight-turbine wind park on land north of Howpark Farm house, near Grantshouse on the main A1 carriageway to England. Read more
Written by Alan Shields A public inquiry is to start into Highland councillors’ rejection of a 13-turbine windfarm proposed for Invergarry. Energy firm RES wants to build 13 turbines on the Culachy Estate. The council’s south area planning committee rejected it at a meeting in December 2015. The hearing, before Read more
A £1.8 million project to install a community wind turbine in rural Wester Ross is starting to pay off. The turbine – procured by the Coigach Community Development Company – is owned and managed by Coigach Community CiC and is believed to be the first large community-owned turbine in the Read more
Councillors are to meet to decide the fate of an eight-turbine wind farm in the Scottish Borders. LE20 Ltd is behind the Howpark project near to Grantshouse in eastern Berwickshire. A decision was deferred last month for more detailed reports on any possible noise impact from the scheme. Scottish Borders Read more
By Iain Ramage A public inquiry will start tomorrow into Highland councillors’ rejection of a 13-turbine windfarm proposed for Invergarry. Energy firm RES wants to build 13 turbines on the Culachy Estate. The council’s south area planning committee rejected it at a meeting in December 2015. The hearing, before a Read more