Council's Unanimous Objection to Wind Farm Sends Plans to Public Inquiry

Council's unanimous objection to wind farm sends plans to public inquiry

PROPOSED plans for a wind farm in the Borders will be taken to a public inquiry after councillors unanimously agreed to object to the project ...

Tweedsmuir: Scottish Borders Council objects to wind farm plan

Scottish Borders councillors in Monday, June 26, unanimously agreed to object to a new wind farm which would lead to turbines “towering over” villagers. Oliver Forest Wind Farm is earmarked for land north of Menzion Farm at Tweedsmuir. The application for the project, known as a Section 36 application, has been submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit. The proposal submitted consists of seven turbines up to 200m to blade tip h…