Scottish council advised to reject 12-turbine wind farm over impact on Iron Age hillforts
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Summary
Scottish Borders Council has been advised to oppose a proposed 12-turbine wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills, as a report finds the 220m-tall turbines would "dominate key views" and cause significant adverse effects on the setting of three Iron Age hillforts. The report concluded no exceptional circumstances or adequate mitigation measures were presented to justify the impacts. Developer RES argues the project could power nearly 100,000 homes and provide community benefits.
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No exceptional circumstances had been shown to justify such impacts nor had any mitigation measures 'reduced the impacts to tolerable levels'
The project could meet the energy needs of nearly 100,000 homes
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