Written questions

Eskdalemuir Seismological Array

Commons · Question 55154 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse

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

Answered by Maria Eagle, 9 Jun 2025

The 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...