Wind Farms in
Scotland
“As you have
said Presiding Officer, it is a measure of the public
concern about the matter that the discussion forum on
wind farms on the Scottish Parliament live website has
attracted more entries from the public than any other
discussion
forum in the Parliament's
history”.
Murdo Fraser MSP, opening the debate on Wind
Farms in the Scottish Parliament, 7th November,
2003.
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The parliamentary debate led by Murdo
Fraser MSP is now over, but this online forum remains open.
Through it you can comment on what MSPs said during the
parliamentary debate, and also interact with the hundreds of
people from all over Scotland and beyond who have already
contributed to our online debate.
Read
the speeches made by Scotland MSPs during the recent
parliamentary debate on Wind Farms by
clicking
here
.
MSPs will continue to monitor this forum, and
through it you can have your say on the continuing debate on
wind farms in Scotland.
Also look
out for news of the Inquiry into Alternative Energy, soon to
be launched by the Scottish Parliament’s Enterprise and
Culture Committee. Details of the Inquiry will be posted via
this forum as soon as they become available, and you can also
keep right up to date by visiting the Committee’s own web page
by
clicking
here
Murdo Fraser’s Motion debated in
Parliament on 6th
November, 2003
| Wind Farms — That the Parliament notes with concern
the proliferation of planning applications for onshore
wind farms throughout Scotland; is further concerned,
whilst supporting renewable energy, about the
environmental and landscape impact of wind farms and
understands that these frequently face vigorous local
opposition; believes that the current planning regime
provides inadequate guidance to local authorities,
communities and developers in relation to the siting of
wind farms; considers that the Scottish Executive should
bring forward as a matter
of
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Murdo Fraser
MSP
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urgency new planning
guidance on the siting of wind farms taking proper
account of these factors, and further considers that the
Executive should declare a moratorium on the
determination of locally-opposed wind farm planning
applications until such guidance has taken
effect.
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Supported by:
Bill Aitken, Mr Ted Brocklebank, Mr
David Davidson, Alex Johnstone, Mr Jamie McGrigor, Phil
Gallie, Christine Grahame, Ms Linda Fabiani, Mrs Nanette
Milne, Mary Scanlon, Mr Brian Monteith, Mr Adam Ingram, Lord
James Douglas-Hamilton, Dr Jean Turner, Mr John Swinburne
(List correct at 27th October
2003)
Useful
Links
Yes2Wind
Views of Scotland
(Opposed to Wind Power)
British Wind Energy
Association
Friends of the
Earth
Wind-farm.org
Skye Windfarm Action
Group
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