Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 55154
Eskdalemuir Seismological Array
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat — Bath
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of potential development sites for onshore wind which fall within the vicinity of the Eskdalemuir Seismological Array (ESA) in Scotland.
Answer
Maria EagleThe Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a statutory consultee in the UK planning systems to safeguard operational defence sites. As such, the MOD is consulted on all wind farm planning applications within 50km of the Eskdalemuir Seismological Array. The MOD cann...
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