202300358947 · FOI/EIR · partially withheld
Rejected planning applications involving renewable energy projects: EIR release
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You asked for - "How many rejected planning applications involving renewable energy projects have the Scottish Government planners overturned in 2021 and 2022? Can you please list them or direct me to where I can find this information."
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I enclose a list of the information available on our internal appeals database in response to your request above.
Rejected Planning applications, involving renewable energy overturned -
case reference characteristic date decision issued decision description PPA-110-2401 Wind turbine (single) 14/01/2021 Appeal Allowed PPA-110-2406 Wind turbine (single) 06/09/2021 Appeal Allowed PPA-110-2407 Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 21/07/2021 Appeal Allowed PPA-110-2407 Hydro/Solar Power 21/07/2021 Appeal Allowed PPA-270-2242 Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 28/07/2021 Appeal Allowed PPA-270-2250 Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 07/01/2022 Appeal Allowed PPA-270-2256 Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 23/08/2022 Appeal Allowed PPA-110-2420 Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 29/09/2022 Appeal Allowed PPA-300-2066 Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 26/09/2022 Appeal Allowed PPA-330-2029 Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 11/04/2022 Appeal Allowed PPA-130-2084 Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 07/11/2022 Appeal Allowed Total 11
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Detected exemption language
We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your request under FOISA. This exemption is subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption, because there is no public interest in dealing with the same request under two different regimes.
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