The rollout of more wind farms across Scotland’s countryside is to be hugely accelerated under new legislation agreed by Labour and SNP ministers.
Michael Shanks, the UK energy minister, said that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill would “slash” the time it takes for developers to gain approval to erect wind turbines and electricity pylons.
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Developers have dropped plans for what would have been one of the biggest wind farms in the Borders just a few weeks before a public inquiry was set to start. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrv2089gq2o?fbclid=IwY2xjawTNWZBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe6vWh1vuMjBLLMfz-6IHb1HeVRVtHJRoQxTqiNzFOuPAAmD_xI5BOBNXghRE_aem_6nqTjS2YKM44VNdHjVzFUA
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