Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 12 December 2024
12 Dec 2024 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Onshore Wind Farm Public Inquiries
Net Zero and Energy, and Transport
Improving planning skills and capacity is a key commitment and priority for the Scottish Government. Together with the Improvement Service, we offer planning authorities training on appeals processes including public local inquiries. We have also been working closely with the United Kingdom Government on its review of Scottish consenting, which included a recent public consultation on potential reforms to the UK Electricity Act 1989. Those reforms are intended to mandate early engagement with statutory consultees to increase application quality and reduce the need for public local inquiries.
In the same item of business
1. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)
Con
I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it will provide to local authoriti...
The Acting Minister for Climate Action (Alasdair Allan)
SNP
Improving planning skills and capacity is a key commitment and priority for the Scottish Government. Together with the Improvement Service, we offer planning...
Alexander Burnett
Con
The Hill of Fare wind farm proposal has been unanimously opposed by Aberdeenshire Council and the wider community. Over the 50-year lifespan of the project, ...
Alasdair Allan
SNP
The member is well aware that I simply cannot comment on a live application of the kind that he mentions. I reiterate what I said about the fact that, lookin...
Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)
SNP
Reaching our net zero goal should be done in collaboration with local communities, which must see the benefits of the Scottish Government’s efforts to kick-s...
Alasdair Allan
SNP
There are twin aims, and it is vital that people and communities share the wealth of Scotland’s abundant renewable energy resources and net zero transition. ...