The democratic deficit at the heart of Scotland’s planning appeal system is, of course, not a new discovery for many.
Rural dwellers who oppose the imposition of wind farms on their doorsteps have highlighted it for years. They win the first battle when the local authority rejects the plan – then lose the second when a lone Scottish Government reporter upholds the appeal.
Mr Greer’s suggestion, then, that the Lomond Banks case represents an ‘anti-democratic outrage’ strikes some as a bit rich.
Graham Lang of Scotland Against Spin says: ‘We have no sympathy for him or his party who have chosen to ignore that the same scenario has been played out on an almost weekly basis for the past two decades in rural communities throughout Scotland.
‘Mr Greer must be aware of this but has never complained when his beloved green energy developments are granted planning permission against the wishes of the majority of local residents.’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14788709/40m-tourist-trap-best-loved-beauty-spot-Scotland.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawKw1AVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHir5ApcOTeAXI-7muv3QneGDgUwQeQOqPb7CZJmbKwRT-4LyVuh86FciHX_t_aem_VONnqpDKwl9NQmB7Y5zuNQ
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