Decision frustrates ABOWind

Developers behind the Green Burn wind farm have expressed their disappointment at the decision by Perth and Kinross Council to refuse the application.

Clark Crosbie, head of development at ABO Wind UK, said: “We are extremely disappointed by the decision of the council’s planning committee.

“We have worked very closely and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders over the past three years to develop this project and we believe very strongly it complied with all relevant technical and planning requirements.

“In particular, we believe that Green Burn wind farm is an appropriately designed wind farm, located within an area the council has formally identified as suitable for a wind farm of 13 to 20 turbines up to 120m high.

“We were especially disappointed with the planner’s recommendation to refuse on landscape and visual impact grounds, when neither Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Government’s landscape advisor, nor the council’s own independent landscape advisor, recommended an objection to the Green Burn wind farm application.

“ABO Wind will now review the decision in detail before considering our next steps.”