16th November
CONSERVATIONISTS have called for
changes to the planning system after a £2 billion offshore wind farm project
was given a green light despite expert advice warning against the scheme.
RSPB Scotland said that its
defeat in a long-running legal battle against the giant Neart na Gaoithe wind
farm in the outer Firth of Forth could set a “dangerous precedent” where
Scottish Government Ministers ignore the advice of environmental groups.
The charity learned last Tuesday
that the UK Supreme Court had refused permission to grant an appeal against the
decision of Scotland’s top civil court that the development could go ahead.
The wildlife campaigners say that
the project, which will be built 30 kilometres north of Torness and will be
visible from the county coast, threatens thousands of puffins, gannets and
kittiwakes.
Their concerns over the planning
system have been echoed by the National Trust for Scotland.
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