A new overhead power line to link wind farms to the electricity network will require 50 hectares (120 acres) of trees to be felled along its path.
Dumfries and Galloway Council has been advised not to oppose the six mile (9.2km) Glenmuckloch to Glenglass scheme.
Forestry Commission Scotland has said that compensatory planting would be needed to make up for the felling.
The final say on whether the project can go ahead lies with the Scottish government. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pd2eqnv1go?fbclid=IwAR2zM9M5uGg_qPS8oT2PwQ_wJtubYqCTi3vUUiiL5z4hlFmcPJMljGQYo5o

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