John Muir Trust laments future 'industrial landscape'.

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The John Muir Trust, has condemned the Scottish Government’s decision to approve the Calliachar wind development in Perthshire.
The Calliachar development consists of 14 turbines over 300ft high. The combined impact of this development, alongside the neighbouring 68 turbine Griffin development, and the recently approved 400kV Beauly-Denny transmission line, will lead to an unacceptable visual impact on the landscape of Highland Perthshire.  
Helen McDade, head of policy for the John Muir Trust, said: “This decision adds greater weight to our Wild Land Campaign, which seeks to provide greater protection for wild land across the UK.
“This is a body blow for the landscape of Highland Perthshire. The combined impact of these developments will turn the area around Glen Quaich and Amulree into an industrial landscape.”
“There has been considerable opposition from the local community, many of whom have given up a great deal of time to campaign for six years against several industrial-scale developments”
“There is an appalling lack of local democracy when people can give years of their lives to protect their local landscape, and at the end of it all their views appear to have been given little consideration, particularly with regards to impacts on local tourism.”
The report accompanying the Government’s decision states that the development would have a significant adverse effect on local tourism and related businesses. It states acceptable mitigation of this effect would be achieved by a car park, picnic area, short circular walk and circular cycle walk.
Helen McDade added: “The Trust is particularly concerned that this development will be visible from Schiehallion, a mountain which attracts up to 20,000 walkers a year. It seems unlikely that the impact on tourism could be overcome by measures such as a new car park.”

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