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 was lodged too late in the application process.
The application was submitted to the ECU in September 2023, but the developer did not provide crucial additional information, including an impact study, until April 10, 2025. A deadline for comments was set by the ECU for May 16, just five weeks later.
The council advised that it would be unable to review the new information for several months, due to a massive backlog in Section 36 wind farm applications. But the call for an extension to the deadline was rejected, and critics said the decision – announced on Friday – means that serious concerns from local bodies have been ignored. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snp-government-overrules-scots-council-36720385?fbclid=IwY2xjawP8WY1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeOSxldNDv9qyK5lery-aTM4lMD5H1Nbpxw3g9xS1fWgMiCBPA3n7-WPgTNY4_aem_FdRIg92-gIEd_agBgWNE4w
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