A controversial windfarm scheme within an iconic Perthshire mountain landscape would cause "significant and irreversible harm".
The comments were made yesterday (Wed) as PKC's planning committee who voted unanimously to object to the Glentarken scheme neighbouring the proposed Glen Lednock Wind Farm which had attracted 179 objections as of August 20.
The committee has still to decide on the Glen Lednock plans which were the subject of a packed meeting at Comrie's White Church on Tuesday evening attended by more than 150 people.
If they object applicant Low Carbon's scheme - like Glentarken - it could then go to a public inquiry.
Combined the two schemes comprise 31 turbines in all some as high as 200m - or three times the height of Stirling's Wallace Monument - on upland of 600m between Loch Tay and Loch Earn.
Among the objectors are Mountaineering Scotland who have said they will intrude into the heartland of the southern Highlands spoiling views for miles around.
Wednesday's successful PKC motion to oppose the Glentarken scheme, tabled by convener Ian Massie stated there would be "significant and irreversible harm" to nationally important landscape and this "outweighs the benefits of renewable energy development in this instance."
Tuesday's Glen Lednock Wind Farm meeting had been told by a planning consultant that Scotland has no need for the electricity generated by the scheme.
Planning consultant Dr Chris Ford insisted that the Scottish Government's target of 20 Gigawatts of installed onshore wind capacity in Scotland by 2030 is being met.
He has produced a 33-page report for the Save Glen Lednock group analysing developer Low Carbon's application.
Member of campaign group Save Glen Lednock David Spaven commented: "We're delighted to have a professional report which backs up our case against the wind farm.
"It is particularly ironic that whilst the main areas of energy demand are in the south and midlands of England, developers seek to build wind farms in Scotland, which already has far more wind farm capacity than both our own electricity consumption and the electricity transmission network's export capacity out of Scotland.
"As a consequence, some 40% of Scotland's existing wind farms have to be "curtailed" - which means turned off - when the wind blows. That electricity cannot be used."
Pointing to an "geographic imbalance" in the UK energy system mentioned in the report, Mr Spaven said: "It is really heartening that the UK Government, the energy regulator and the grid system operator now do not require any further wind farm capacity to be consented in Scotland.
"What is needed is for new onshore wind farms and other new renewable energy to be located in southern England.
"Accordingly, there is no need for the Glen Lednock Wind Farm to be awarded consent - and that says it all."
Dr Ford told Tuesday evening's meeting: "The Scottish Government's Onshore Wind Policy Statement sets an overall ambition of 20 Gigawatts of installed onshore wind capacity in Scotland by 2030.
"The latest information shows that Scotland already has enough working and approved wind farms to meet the ambition, so there is no need for any more to be approved."
Perthshire Conservative MSP Liz Smith said this week: "It is abundantly clear that there is widespread concern amongst local people about the Glen Lednock proposal.
"This is not just as a result of concerns about the implications for the environment and access to the area, but also about the planning process itself.
"Too many constituents are reporting to me that they believe key questions have been left unanswered and that several of those people who would be directly impacted by the building of the turbines were left in the dark when it came to critical information about access routes.
"Besides that, there are concerns about the proximity of several other proposed windfarm developments both east and west of Glen Lednock and the implications this would have for an area which the local authority has always designated as a key tourist attraction."
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "As of April 2025, Scotland has 10.4 GW of installed capacity of onshore wind, this needs to double to achieve the 20 GW ambition that was set out in the Onshore Wind Policy Statement.
"To deliver this, it is critical that there is a strong pipeline of projects at all stages of the project development cycle.
"We cannot comment on live planning applications, but any potential impacts on communities, nature and cultural heritage are considered robustly in the planning and decision-making process for individual projects."
A Low Carbon spokesperson said: "The UK Government's Clean Power Action Plan set out the urgent need for new renewable energy infrastructure.
"With electricity demand set to double by 2050, and Scotland expected to deliver over 21GW of onshore wind capacity by 2035, Glen Lednock Wind Farm can play a vital role in meeting national targets and replacing aging infrastructure to help fight climate change.
"Furthermore, maintaining a healthy supply of onshore wind projects in the pipeline beyond 2030 is crucial to ensure healthy competition between projects, which will help reduce energy bills."
An SSE spokesperson said: "While we are obviously disappointed, we will continue to engage with stakeholders as the Section 36 application progresses to the next stage.
"We believe Glentarken is a well-designed and appropriately located wind farm project. If consented and delivered, Glentarken Wind Farm would be expected to bring significant economic benefits to the community and local supply chain during its construction and operation, as well as the production of new homegrown energy for Scotland to accelerate the transition to the cleaner energy future we need."