{"id":9038,"date":"2013-06-11T08:13:04","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T08:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=9038"},"modified":"2021-01-17T13:14:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T13:14:38","slug":"trust-applauds-milestone-windfarm-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/trust-applauds-milestone-windfarm-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust applauds 'milestone' windfarm decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"turbine\"<\/a>The John Muir Trust has welcomed the decision of Energy Minister Fergus Ewing to refuse permission to the 17-turbine Dunbeath wind development as 'a potentially historic milestone in the battle for wild protection'.<\/p>\n

The Trust lodged an objection to the development back in 2007. The then Scottish Executive ordered a Public Local Inquiry after Scottish Natural Heritage also objected to the proposal. After years of deliberation, the Scottish Government has now refused permission to the scheme on the grounds that \u201cthe significant adverse impacts of this proposed wind farm on nearby wild land and key landscape characteristics in conjunction with the cumulative effects with other wind farms and visual impacts on recreational and road users is too great.”<\/p>\n

John Muir Trust Chief Executive Stuart Brooks said: \u201cWe are delighted that the Energy Minister has recognised that Scotland\u2019s internationally renowned rugged and beautiful wild land should be protected from industrial-style development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fully support the Scottish Government\u2019s commitment to reduce carbon emissions and the use of fossil fuels, but we\u2019ve always argued that this should not be at the expense of our unique wild landscapes.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday\u2019s decision, along with the recently published wild land map and the proposed changes to planning policy could mark a historic milestone in the battle for Scotland\u2019s wild land. In the Year of Natural and the 175th birthday of John Muir it is good news indeed that the Scottish Government seems to be taking to heart the words of the great pioneering Scottish environmentalist \u2013 \u2018we need beauty as well as bread.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are still a number of other proposed wind developments in the pipeline in the heart of core wild land areas in the the Monadhliath Mountains and near Loch Shin in Sutherland. We would urge the Scottish Government to act boldly and consistently by rejecting these schemes too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now urge the government to act courageously in the coming months and send a clear message to the rest world that Scotland\u2019s wild and rugged land is a magnificent national treasure that is worth protecting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The John Muir Trust has welcomed the decision of Energy Minister Fergus Ewing to refuse permission to the 17-turbine Dunbeath wind development as 'a potentially historic milestone in the battle for wild protection'. The Trust lodged an objection to the development back in 2007. The then Scottish Executive ordered a Public Local Inquiry after Scottish Natural Heritage also objected to the proposal. After years of deliberation, the Scottish Government has now refused permission to the scheme on the grounds that \u201cthe significant adverse impacts of this proposed wind farm on nearby wild land and key landscape characteristics in conjunction with…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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