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Further to discussion on the provision of summaries of case at the recent DPEA Stakeholders group meeting, of which SAS is a member, Guidance Note 23 : Managing an Efficient Inquiry Process has now been slightly amended. The section headed “Summaries of Case” now includes some flexibility and clarification as Read more
Prestwick airport has been accused of extorting a “turbine tax” from nearby wind farms and making a mockery of Nicola Sturgeon’s green credentials. The first minister was castigated for her “shameless hypocrisy” after an inquiry heard how the publicly owned airport had developed a “commercial income stream” by charging green Read more
AAFJORD, Norway — Norway should dismantle two large wind farms that were stripped of their licenses for jeopardizing traditional reindeer husbandry, herders from the Indigenous Sámi community said on Friday. The country’s supreme court last month ruled that the Storheia and Roan wind farms, located on the Fosen peninsula in Read more
LARGS-based MSP Jamie Greene has challenged Scottish Government ministers to ‘respect local democracy’ over the huge opposition to the Rigghill wind farm. North Ayrshire Council planners have unanimously opposed the development while it has been claimed that the popular Red Road tourism beauty spot could be ‘lost forever’ due to Read more
Yesterday the Scottish Government laid a draft National Planning Framework 4 (Draft NPF4) in the Scottish Parliament. NPF4 will be a long term plan for Scotland that sets out how the Scottish Government’s approach to planning and development will help to achieve a net-zero, sustainable Scotland by 2045. NPF4 Read more
The Importance of Appeal PRE EXAMINATION MEETINGS. What are they? – Many people are confused as to why they cannot bring up their particular areas of concern (eg noise from wind turbines or effects on their private water supplies) in appeal proceedings, such as Public Inquiries or Hearings. SAS has Read more
We must protect our peatlands THERE has been much publicity about the need to save the world’s tropical rainforests and their contribution to reducing emissions as carbon sinks. It has been recognised that here in Scotland we have equally valuable carbon sinks, as more than 25% of our land is Read more
Renewables developer Muirhall Energy has submitted revised plans for wind farm projects at Hopsrig and Loganhead in Scotland. Muirhall Energy has applied to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government for one additional turbine at each of the sites, and an increase in tip heights to 200 metres. Hopsrig Read more