Scottish government blocks 432MW Scoop Hill wind farm over landscape and security concerns
Leonard Mueller9 February, 2026
Scotland has refused consent for the Scoop Hill onshore wind farm near Moffat, highlighting how landscape protection and defence infrastructure concerns continue to constrain large turbine deployment even as renewable capacity targets rise.
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