Question reference: S6W-02642
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 31 August 2021
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Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 9 September 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a moratorium on windfarm development, pending the changes to the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).
Answer
The Scottish Government has no plans to introduce a moratorium on windfarm development.
As set out in our position statement last year, we need to rebalance our planning system so that climate change is a guiding principle for all plans and decisions. We expect National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) will strengthen support for renewable energy developments, including the re-powering and extension of existing wind farms, as part of a spatial strategy to support a transition to net zero and economic recovery.
We will lay a draft NPF4 in Parliament this autumn and will carry out extensive public consultation at the same time.