Plans by a Cheshire-based electricity generator to build some of the world’s tallest wind turbine towers in the Borders have been condemned as being ‘one of the most ill-judged and deficient’ schemes ever put forward in the region. Community Windpower has put forward proposals for a 46-turbine wind farm, some Read more
The Supreme Court has rejected RSPB Scotland’s request to consider an appeal into the Scot-Govt in 2014 to greenlight four offshore wind farms off the east coast of Scotland – meaning the very large-scale developments can proceed. These include the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm from Mainstream Read more
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers and others (Respondents) (Scotland) – UKSC 2017/0143 https://www.supremecourt.uk/news/permission-to-appeal-decisions-07-november-2017.html
RSPB Scotland has been refused permission to appeal against a ruling which allows an offshore wind farm to go ahead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41903653