Glendye Windfarm application ‘ignores’ key local recommendations, say opponents

Opponents of a proposed north-east windfarm claim it ignores local guidelines on large-scale energy developments.

The Banchory-based Glendye Windfarm Opposition Group, which has 40 members, said the Glendye onshore wind development “ignores” key recommendations from the council’s local development plan.

Last week, developers Coriolis Energy and Irish utility ESB submitted a planning application to the Scottish Government for a 26 turbine project, with Aberdeenshire Council a “statutory consultee” in the process.

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