FURIOUS locals have blasted plans to build the UK's largest onshore wind farm at a Scots beauty spot and urged the council to U-turn on their "illogical" decision. Campaigners are demanding council bosses withdraw the decision not to raise a full objection to the application for the major energy development near their homes. 2 The remote and sparsely populated village is on the northern edge of the Cairngorms National Park in Moray, Northeast Scotland.
Credit: Saving the cabrach Save the Cabrach say they feel "cripplingly alone" in their fight to stop the Clashindarroch Extension Wind Farm project. The local campaign group has written to Moray Council’s interim chief executive John Mundell to call for the original submission to be withdrawn and a formal objection raised. There are currently 77 operational turbines and another 21 consented across four wind farms within a 10km radius of The Cabrach, located a few miles south of Dufftown.
Under the plans, a further 74 new wind turbines would be added. Read more on Money BRIBE BLAST 'Bribed with cheap electricity' - Fury over plans for huge wind farm WIND OF CHANGE Rachel Reeves ends 'absurd' ban on onshore wind farms amid energy crisis The proposed wind farm would be operated by Canadian firm Boralex. If the projects are fully approved, the Cabrach would become the largest onshore wind park in the UK.
Local campaigners told earlier this week how they feel they're being "bribed" with cheaper electricity . The Cabrach is one of .