REFUSAL OF THE APPLICATION FOR CONSENT UNDER SECTION 36 OF THE
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 AND DEEMED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER
SECTION 57(2) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT
1997 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF CLAUCHRIE WIND FARM
IN THE SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL PLANNING AREA (WITH ACCESS IN
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL PLANNING AREA)
Ministers’ Decision
Although Scottish Ministers consider that the detrimental local landscape effects,
impacts on the qualities of a number of environmental designations and locally
significant effects on users of the Barr Trails would be acceptable in the context of the
net economic benefits and the significant renewable energy benefits that would be
delivered if the proposed Development were to be deployed, the significant visual
impacts on The Merrick, would not. Even taking into account the significant support
assigned by NPF4 to the proposed Development and its status as national
development, this ultimately leads the Scottish Ministers to the conclusion that despite
the many factors in favour of the proposed Development, this is not the right
development in the right place and the proposed Development is therefore not
acceptable overall.
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