New Perthshire wind farm is 'body-blow'

CAMPAIGNERS have condemned the go-ahead for a wind farm in Perthshire as a "bodyblow" for the landscape.

The Scottish Government has overturned a decision by Perth and Kinross Council to throw out plans for the 14-turbine wind farm at Calliachar, in Aberfeldy.

The project is close to a 68-turbine wind farm at Griffin, which was approved in 2008 in the face of widespread protests.

Helen McDade, head of policy for the John Muir Trust, said: "We are particularly concerned that this development will be visible from Schiehallion, a mountain which attracts up to 20,000 walkers a year."