Plans to designate an area of Galloway’s coastal waters as a possible site for wind turbines have been sunk. The Scottish Government had included an area south of Luce Bay in its draft sectoral marine plan as having wind energy potential. The zone was one of 16 “draft plan options” Read more…
“No development shall commence on site until the [Viking Energy] partnership has provided documentary evidence that the proposed bond or other financial provision in is place and written confirmation has been given by the planning authority [Shetland Islands Council] that the proposed bond or other financial provision is satisfactory.” Agreement Read more…
Fantastic news! Dumfries and Galloway Planning Committee have decided unanimously to raise an objection to Sanquhar II wind farm! Huge, heartfelt thanks to D&GC and everyone involved in supporting our communities.
The Scottish Government’s disdain for local manufacturing was evident again yesterday (your report, November 11). Its reaction to the reduction of capacity at the Grangemouth oil refinery, with the loss of 200 jobs, was almost welcoming. The Infrastructure Secretary, Michael Matheson, expressed textbook concern for those being made redundant but Read more…