Graham Lang, Chair of Scotland against Spin said
“The Scottish Government supports wall to wall wind farms carpeting the Scottish Landscape resulting in damage to the visual and residential amenity of rural residents in sight and sound of the turbines. This causes adverse health effects for many of these residents. It appears the Scottish Government has not listened to the concerns expressed by many respondents to this consultation. It’s a sad day for democracy in Scotland and yet another example of suppression of rural voices.
It’s clearly evident that public opinion counts for nothing if it runs counter to the SNP/Green agenda
In England planning permission for a wind farm depends on a project being able to demonstrate local support, satisfactorily address any impacts identified by the local community and makes sure strong environmental protections remain so that valued landscapes such as National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Green Belt are protected. In Scotland, without demonstrable local support, no planning permission should be granted. Community benefit can buy local support and often the community receiving the benefit is miles away and out of sight of the machines. Scotland against Spin supports the English approach which is democratic and sustainable even with the proposed changes by the UK Government which are minimal. Success for our current petition to the Scottish Parliament is now of even greater importance. .
https://www.gov.scot/publications/onshore-wind-policy-statement-2022/
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