What the legal set-back distances are for the construction of wind turbines from (a) individual properties and (b) settlements.

There are no legal set-back distances. Scottish Planning Policy recommends a 2km separation distance between areas of search for wind farms and the edge of cities, towns and villages. The Scottish Parliament''s Public Petitions Committee has supported this position as a guide rather than a rule in closing petition PE1328; the petition summary can be accessed on the Scottish Parliament''s website: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/petitions/docs/PE1328.htm.