The proposal was actually approved several months ago but they seem to have only got around to formally communicating this now.
I think its a complete travesty and demonstrates the absurd power the wind farm developers have. When it comes to these developments its David vs Golliath. We are in the midst of a wind rush which is only made economicby the huge subsidies being offered by King Eck.
Infinis initally commisioned 2 seperate reports which stated that there was no risk to aviation. Fife Council commissioned a report which stated that there was a significant risk. The initial recommendation was to reject however Infinis commissioned a 3rd report to rubbish this and the recommendation was reversed.
Unfortunately I suspect that the reality is that the current operators of Fife Airport would be happy to see the place sold off for housing/shopping centre or whatever makes then a huge return. You only have to look at the communication between the operator and Infinis which states that they will remove their objection if they are suitably recompensed. This was meant to be a private communication but found its way into the public domain.
Last edited by 140KIAS; 27th Jun 2012 at 19:48.