A RECOMMENDATION that Highland Council ‘raise an objection’ to the planned Garvary Wind Farm – earmarked to go on land 4.5km south of Lairg – has been described as “disappointing” by the scheme’s development manager.
James Baird commented after the local authority made public its report on the 25-turbine wind farm, a planning application for which is set to go before the North Planning Applications Committee at its meeting next Wednesday.
Committee members can either give their support to the 150mw development or ‘raise an objection’. Planning officials are recommending that an objection be raised on visual impact grounds. The final decision will be taken by the Scottish Government under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. Read more:  https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/garvary-wind-farm-manager-disappointed-after-councillors-a-315718/

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