We promised help with responding to the Onshore electricity generation – Electricity Act threshold consultation and here it is. This is a very important consultation and we need as many people to respond as possible.
We support changing the threshold, and this is in accordance with the stated aims of our five year petition to the Scottish Parliament, which has received cross party support in the Scottish Parliament.
However we have to make it clear that there is little point in raising the threshold, thus giving local authorities the power to make decisions on ever larger wind farms or other forms of generating stations, (which can still be appealed), if the views and wishes of the local community can still be ignored. Both must come together as a package – raise the threshold and increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions as called for in our Petition.
We have have made things as simple as possible for you to respond and you can even copy and paste our views if you agree with them but it would be better if you add some of your own words. The important thing is to get as many responses in as possible. Closing date is 27 March 2026.
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