Scottish Borders Council’s Planning & Building Standards Committee met this morning to consider an application for the Ditcher Law Wind Farm on land north, south and west of Vineleaf Cottage in Oxton.
The proposal is for the erection of eight turbines with tip heights of 180m and 200m, and for a 30MW battery storage facility.
The ultimate say on the development rests with Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit, but the council objecting to the proposal could possibly trigger a public inquiry.
Before the meeting, Lauderdale Preservation Group urged committee members to oppose the application due to the “unacceptable damage” it would cause to the landscape.
And following a recent site visit members were divided on which route to take – with three votes not to object and three votes to object.
But the view of committee chair Councillor Simon Mountford, Conservative councillor for Kelso, provided the casting vote and the local authority’s objection to the scheme will now be relayed to Scottish Government. https://www.midlothianview.com/news/chairmans-casting-vote-leads-to-wind-farm-objection?fbclid=IwY2xjawMsuAtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvF0Tqzd1PrW2p8khhaxMXoc_ZeWIkqQd6gpnJMq92HuTCtz-IrI4jS8UgJ7_aem_vwwkUJvRsDOcOPIbvrlpVg
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