Written Question · S2W-22565 · Session 2
In light of written evidence in respect of the safety implications of siting wind farms under air traffic routes from National Air Traffic …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of written evidence in respect of the safety implications of siting wind farms under air traffic routes from National Air Traffic Services Ltd to the Enterprise and Culture Committee’s Renewable Energy in Scotland inquiry, whether the Executive’s strategy to increase wind farms across Scotland, particularly in the central belt, may reach a point that compromises air passenger safety.
The answer
The safeguarding arrangements in the planning system in respect of aviation are there to ensure that no wind farm will be approved that would compromise air passengers.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-22565 by reference.