Ilona Amos
Revised plans to build a controversial Scottish offshore wind farm that was
at the heart of a dispute with conservationists have been unveiled.
Consent for the Inch Cape scheme, set to be built 15km off the Angus coast,
was granted by Scottish ministers in 2014.
It was one of four major offshore projects planned for the Forth and Tay
that became embroiled in a protracted legal battle with RSPB Scotland,
which claimed they would pose an unacceptable risk to seabird colonies.
Courts found in favour of the wildlife charity, resulting in permission
being quashed. However, a subsequent appeal by the Scottish Government saw
the decision overturned.
Now Inch Cape Offshore, owned by Chinese firm Red Rock Power, has submitted
a new, scaled-back application to build the wind farm.
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