A villager who has been campaigning about the volume of ‘noise’ from a wind farm has said he is “very disappointed” that a court case to rule on the issues was dismissed before being heard fully. Keith Holl, from Graveley, had launched a prosecution against wind farm operator Greencoat UK Read more
Dr Dave Parish. (Rewilding, Scotsman 23 February) asks “what rewilding means to me”. The site behind our property was once a landfill site. This was capped and over the years the land was reclaimed by nature. Sitting close to the Glasgow City boundary, this area of East Renfrewshire became the Read more
CONSTRUCTION of the West Benhar Wind Farm in North Lanarkshire is to get underway in March, EDF Renewables has confirmed. The project secured planning consent for some design changes in September last year. These included an increased blade tip height from 138.5m to 149.9m which the firm said will allow Read more
Rachel has provided a short summary for us explaining what happened over the last two days at her Tribunal Hearing. First Tier Information Tribunal Hearing Rachel Connor vs. The Information Commissioner, Low Carbon Contracts Company and Sneddon Law Community Wind Company Ltd (CWP Holdings Ltd)- aka David vs. three Goliath Read more
A quick update from the Noise Conference Organisers below. Aileen Jackson https://scotlandagainstspin.org/…/successful-noise…/ and Rosemary Milne https://scotlandagainstspin.org/…/stuartfield-couple…/ will be representing SAS at this year’s conference and talking about the problems associated with living near noisy turbines. What’s new in wind turbine noise This year we have a lot of new material. Read more
Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) has acquired the remaining 50% interest in Braes of Doune wind farm from funds managed by the infrastructure team of the international business of Federated Hermes for a consideration of £48.1m (€56m). Braes of Doune is located in Stirlingshire, Scotland and comprises 36 Vestas V80 2MW Read more
Developers of the Lairg 2 windfarm, a start on which has yet to be made, are seeking to increase the height of its turbines yet again. EnergyFarm UK was given consent at a meeting of the North Planning Applications Committee in June 2019 to erect seven turbines measuring 180 metres Read more
A new wind farm on the Dava Moor could lead to a whopping £19 million being given to local community projects over the course of its lifetime. However, the cash windfall promised by developers has been described as “bribery” by a seasoned anti-wind farm campaigner. The site for the proposed Read more