Enough is enough
Longtime readers of The Scotsman will have read my letters over the years bewailing the fact there have been no wind farms built in England since 2012 when power was given back to the councils, compared to the ongoing saturation here in Scotland. A government website in May stated not much has changed in England since the planning rules were altered in 2023. Meanwhile, I read on the web, Scotland has 4,464 turbines while England has 1,999 Northern Ireland 1302 and Wales 998, all onshore.
The SNP adopted the Greens’ manifesto in framing the New National Planning Framework 4 which has made it an even more open door to deveopers all over Scotland. Only two National Parks and National Scenic Areas are to be fully protected.
One prime example is the Torfichen application, 18 turbines 180m high on the Moorfoot Scarp within sight of the World Heritage site of Edinburgh and the beautiful Pentland Hills. A few miles away there is no decision on Cloich Forest wind farm application on hills above the Peebles tourist route.
Isn’t it about time this policy of vandalism is discussed now the SNP/Greens pact is dissolved? The Greens only won 4.7 per cent of the total vote so why should 95.3 per cent of voters be left with a policy for which they did not vote?
Celia Hobbs, Penicuik, Midlothian
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