Wind farm objections in Highlands overruled on 40 occasions in past five years By Scott Maclennan Published: 12:23, 08 January 2021
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Councillor Matthew Reiss said the figures ridicule the Scottish Government s claims of localism.
Scottish Government ministers are ignoring local views when it comes to determining applications for major onshore wind farms in the far north, it has been claimed.
New figures show that Highland communities objecting to wind farms have been overruled on at least 40 occasions in the last five years.
A Freedom of Information request shows that in the last five years, the tax-payer funded energy consents unit â which determines major energy applications with a generating capacity in excess of 50 megawatts â approved 35 developments objected to by community councils and a further five when Highland Council raised an objection.