Scotland’s nature agency is standing in the way of insurance giant Aviva gaining consent to erect a 77 metre high wind turbine in Perth on its second attempt.
Scottish Ministers overruled local councillors who granted Aviva permission to position a turbine at Pitheavlis on appeal two years ago after Historic Environment Scotland (HES) said the development would have “a significant adverse impact” on the setting of the company’s A-listed office buildings.
The insurer sent Perth and Kinross Council a revised planning application earlier this year seeking permission to erect the turbine on land 200 metres away from the listed buildings on land east of a former sports centre to avoid another clash with HES over the proposal.
