Case Study – Energy Developments in Green Belts
Our Battery Storage report came about because we saw a rise in enquiries from communities about Battery Storage, especially those in Green Belts and that adversely affected biodiversity. One particular enquiry set us off on a path of examining Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit (ECU) decisions with respect to NPF4.
Case Study – Park of Keir
In late August 2024 it was announced that the proposed plans for a luxury housing development and tennis centre on a Green Belt site at Park of Keir, in Stirling LA area, are being dropped. This proposal was subject to a long-running and contentious planning process whereby the LA refused permission but this was eventually overturned and planning permission granted by Scottish Ministers. Below is a a brief summary of the process from a 2019 APRS case study.