Green light for major wind farm

A £2 billion wind farm project is to go ahead after a long-running legal battle with wildlife campaigners drew to a close.

The Neart na Gaoithe wind farm, off the coast of Fife, was one of four projects given planning approval by Scottish ministers in 2014, but challenged in the courts by RSPB Scotland.

The charity won its initial legal bid after arguing the offshore developments – also including the Inch Cape and Seagreen Alpha and Bravo projects – threatened thousands of seabirds.

However, the ruling was overturned after ministers appealed.

The charity then took its fight to the Supreme Court, but its application for leave to appeal was refused on Tuesday.