UK’s Tallest Windfarm Decision Will Ignore Last Two Years of Other Applications – Scottish Business News

The previously announced distance rule for the construction of new wind turbines will not be implemented. This was stated by Flemish Minister of Energy Melissa Depraetere (Vooruit) in the Flemish Parliament. According to her, calculations have shown that the new strict rule would mean that hardly any new wind turbines could be built in almost all of Flanders. In a response, Flemish Minister of Environment Jo Brouns (CD&V) stated that the new dis…

UK’s tallest windfarm decision will ignore last two years of other applications – Scottish Business News

A government decision on the UK’s tallest windfarm will ignore other local applications made in the last two years, it has emerged. Developer RES wants to build 16 wind turbines, each measuring up to 220 metres, which would tower over the countryside at Hill of Fare near Banchory. Aberdeenshire Council rejected the plan in August 2024. But the final decision on appeal now rests with Scottish Ministers. A Public Local Inquiry will take place in t…

12:03 According to Flemish Minister of Energy Melissa Depraetere, the previously announced distance rule for wind turbines will not be implemented, because it 'means that you will hardly be able to place wind turbines anywhere...