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Edinburgh Live
National
Marie Sharp

East Lothian objections over huge wind farm bid to buy land sparks inquiry

A public inquiry is to be held into plans to force land owners into selling part of their sites to the operators of potentially one of the world's largest offshore wind farms in East Lothian.

The proposals by SSE Renewables face opposition from the operators of Torness Nuclear Power Station, Network Rail, ScottishPower and private land owners.

The Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm project, would bring energy onshore at Skateraw and then require a connection into the National Grid at Branxton, near Torness.

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