‘Ring of steel’ wind farm halted as court backs campaigners – STV

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Campaigners fighting plans for a wind farm in Sutherland have won a legal victory after Scotland’s highest civil court quashed government approval for the project.

The Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled that ministers had failed to give adequate reasons for approving the Strath Oykel wind farm near Rosehall.  https://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/strath-oykel-judges-quash-green-light-for-sutherland-ring-of-steel-wind-farm-after-villagers-campaign?fbclid=IwY2xjawL8lvFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtUO1swo8VY-uy0cGN7ZQ0ufRcPmGF9NvV8eqUcZgzWuCQtDvwCEyT15mqw-_aem_iI336abvc9TSQf1rSo9xWQ

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