Scottish Government planners have approved a large wind farm development in the Lammermuir Hills Special Landscape Area, overriding an objection lodged by Scottish Borders Council. The council’s concerns over Ditcher Law in the Borders would usually trigger a public local inquiry but the Energy Consent Unit has ruled that the stance Read more
Campaigners from the Highlands and across Scotland, are calling for the Scottish Government to increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore wind farms. One of those calls is in the form of a petition being heard by a Scottish Parliament committee today. The petition (PE1864) calls Read more
As we were expecting, due to the upcoming election, all of the energy related petitions were closed today. Please do listen to all the discussions. Petitioners were advised to update/resubmit petitions if no further progress is made. From our own point of view, the Scottish Government has agreed to consult Read more
Good debate, although the Chamber was nearly empty again. Contributions from Finlay Carson who secured the debate, Emma Harper, Tim Eagle, Carol Mochan, Christine Graham, Brian Whittle, Douglas Lumsden and of course Gillian Martin! Some were better than others. Bit of a stooshie at the end between Douglas Lumsden and Read more
Finlay Carson has secured a parliamentary debate for 7pm tomorrow night. https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/whats-on-and-watch-live/whats-on?dateFrom=2/10/2026
We can all relate to this. They will never protect nature if it hampers renewable energy development. Same with the Ecocide Bill, which aims to criminalize “unlawful or wanton acts” causing severe, widespread, or long-term environmental damage. “THERE is a noticeable sense of weariness among us as young conservationists, as Read more
The Energy Consents Unit website does not comply with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. All UK public sector government websites are legally required to meet accessibility standards and implement WCAG guidelines (specifically WCAG 2.2 at AA level) to comply with UK public Read more
The Petitions Committee meet again on 11 February at 9.30am and this time they will discuss all the energy related petitions individually. Ours is first on the Agenda. The Committee will consider the following continued petitions— PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms; PE1885: Read more