Thousands of Objections to Wind Turbines

In 2014 more people complained to the Scottish Government over large scale windturbines than any year since 2010, with nearly 6,000 submitting their opposition to planned 50 megawatt developments.

The statistics emerged following a parliamentary question by Scottish Conservative energy spokesman and Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP, Murdo Fraser.

Since 2010 nearly 24,000 people have registered their opposition to wind developments and the number of objectors in 2014 is more than double those in 2013.

Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP, Murdo Fraser, believes that the whole Perthshire landscape could be under threat if the Scottish Government ignore the views of objectors.

However, the Scottish Government’s enthusiasm for windfarms has been laid bare by the fact that only 370 of the 5942 objections related to submissions that were ultimately rejected.