Plans for a 14-turbine wind farm at Heathland Forest near Forth are set to go before the Scottish Government. South Lanarkshire Council’s (SLC) planning committee agreed not to object to the proposals on Tuesday, June 8. Once complete, the wind Read more…
Now it’s your turn to have a say! We have received further information from the Scottish Parliament concerning the Petition which we submitted at the end of March. Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to Read more…
Britain’s wild and beautiful spots are havens for nature and draw visitors from around the world. But they also tend to be windy – and keeping them turbine-free might mean missing energy targets, new research has found. A study from Read more…
Last week (June 1) I wrote a letter to the Herald about wind turbines, wildlife and cycling. A friend remarked that I got a doing. However I prefer the impact of turbines to that of more industrial processes. Having played Read more…
A major wind farm could be utilised as a tourist attraction in the far north, a Highland councillor has said. Kirsteen Currie envisages the Strathy South development in Sutherland as a “Whitelee of the North”, a reference to the UK’s Read more…
Communities that resist onshore wind farms find themselves in a “David and Goliath situation” and are let down by a planning system that is murky and undemocratic, a Caithness councillor has claimed. Councillor Matthew Reiss argues that too often local Read more…
Highland Council has rejected a proposal for a £44 million wind farm at Ardross. Members of the north planning applications committee today turned down German firm EnergieKontor UK Ltd application for planning consent to erect the seven-turbine Strathrory Wind Farm. Read more…
A Caithness wind farm campaigner has welcomed the news that there will be no appeal for the Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm after Highland Council knocked back the plans. Brenda Herrick’s comments come following the announcement from the company behind the Read more…