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Wind Turbine Applications (Neighbour Notification Distances) (PE1469)
Agenda item 2 is consideration of PE1469, by Aileen Jackson, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider a change in planning regulations to enable an increase in the current neighbour notification distance of 20m in relation to wind turbine planning applications.
The petition raises valid concerns. The Scottish Government has said that it intends to produce more guidance on wind turbine proposal development. I hope that the Scottish Government takes on board some of the points that have been made in the petition. We, or the Public Petitions Committee, will be able to engage in more informed deliberation on the petition once that new guidance has been published. That will be very helpful before any final decisions are made.
Do we agree to note the petition?