Lairg Community Council writes to north councillors in advance of tomorrow’s planning committee meeting, urging them to back Sallachy Wind Farm – Northern Times

Highland councillors are being urged to support a planning application for a Sutherland wind farm which is set to be decided tomorrow. The North Planning Applications Committee is due to consider at its meeting on Tuesday an application by German renewable energy company WKN GmbH for a nine-turbine development at Read more…

A note from one of our expert contributors

Recent research indicates community benefit is not always being paid and doesn’t provide the full value to communities. There is no monitoring of these promises usually made at application stage. The Scottish Government does not enforce the payment of Community Benefits. It all drops below the radar once a scheme Read more…