News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
Over the past five years, 367 local planning decisions were reversed on appeal – 36 per cent of all appeal cases – and in one year, 2015/15, nearly half were overturned. The Conservatives accused the SNP of “betraying” local decision and “snatching power” from local authorities. In 2016, controversial plans Read more
Orkney Islands Council has requested that the Scottish Government handle the council’s own planning application for six wind turbines on the island of Hoy rather than it consider it itself; this is the first of three wind farms it is planning and it expects to submit the remaining two to Read more
From the Mail on Sunday today.
Thanks to George Herraghty for sending this to us on 24 December: Note what is bristling on the horizon in the second picture of the article. God help them in the future. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-55436369?fbclid=IwAR1H_rXMXkOkTh1T2T1D1c-amilXTT4nyDytzoh6jAaOnZUAnkBOM6ol8Cc UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The picture was cropped to remove the wind farm within an hour of publication. Please contact Read more
Figures show that the total amount paid out to energy companies to switch off turbines in the far north to help balance the grid is around £73 million and counting. Firms have been paid £64 million to stop the blades spinning in Sutherland, and nearly £9 million in Caithness since Read more
Thank you very much to our wonderful members out there who never stop working even on Xmas Day This judgement blows apart the MOD’s policy on noise budget. Judicial Review of (i)the policy of the Ministry of Defence in connection with safeguarding the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array, and (ii)the noise budget Read more
A BORDERS resident says they are “worried” about plans to build a wind farm near their home. Last month, this newspaper reported that E Power Limited will apply for planning permission to build the farm at Ditcher Law north of Oxton. But now a village resident says the proposal to Read more
To all our members – Merry Xmas and stay safe! Card designed by our Chairman, Graham Lang.