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East Ayrshire Council criticising both the Appellant and the Reporter. The Reporter happens to be the Assistant Chief Reporter Allison Coard. A bit embarrassing! Council Written Response of March 2026-1
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 Read more
A reminder that the Scottish Government want to hear your ideas on Community benefits from renewable energy developments – refreshing our Good Practice Principles If you have any ideas it is easy to take part by just commenting on this page. https://www.ideas.gov.scot/community-benefits-from-renewable-energy-developments-a-refreshing-our-good-practice-principles?fbclid=IwY2xjawQeOWNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEedOpVrtZB3XvJRG9O9Q9ndyCFtryYa2lyD7ZcjtaUHOIXhi762fL_kwmYDkQ_aem_jbfCw8bzL0Bf-ZVUtC9K9g#idea-count-container OR submit your comments by email to onshorecommunitybenefits@gov.scot
Net zero will cost Britain more than £125bn this decade, the Government’s own official advisers have said. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) said the annual net cost of switching to green energy would rise from about £15bn in 2025 to a peak of more than £30bn by 2029. The figures Read more
Is this the crisis that proved Ed Miliband right? In recent days, the Energy Secretary has pointed to the Iran conflict as proof that Britain must “double down” on Labour’s net zero policies. In contrast to volatile oil and gas, the Government’s clean power plans will lead to improved energy Read more
So very sorry to see this judgement. Galloway Without Pylons loses their Judicial Review. The Reporters recommended that the application to install approximately 47km of overhead 132kV power lines from Polqanity to an existing substation at Tongland. should be refused but Scottish Ministers disagreed, stating : “On balance, Scottish Ministers Read more
Bad news from Ireland. The High Court dismissed a judicial review brought by local residents seeking to quash planning permission for a large wind farm, finding that although there was a technical error in how the planning authority considered the provisions of a previous development plan following ministerial intervention, this Read more
An excerpt from an article in the Herald yesterday. It’s not April Fools Day! Windy city Meanwhile, the minutes of an all-party oversight group to look at Edinburgh Council’s climate emissions reduction plan – how the authority can cut the emissions from inefficient buildings like the City Chambers, and its Read more