Court of Session quashes Scottish Government decision on Borders wind farm

Court of Session quashes Scottish Government decision on Borders wind farm

The decision to approve a wind farm in the Borders which was initially rejected by the local council has been quashed by the Court of Session

Judges overturn Scottish Government’s approval of controversial wind farm

Appeal judges have overturned a Scottish Government decision giving permission to build a wind farm project which had previously been rejected three times. The Scottish Borders Council first turned down the Wull Muir scheme near the village of Heriot in the Moorfoot Hills south east of Edinburgh in 2020. The firm responsible for developing the site, Energiekontor UK Ltd, appealed to the Scottish Government. But the company lost this initial appe…

Judges overturn Scottish Government's approval of controversial wind farm

The Wull Muir project had been rejected three times