Wednesday 1st June 2016, 4:38pm
Developers of a major windfarm project which hopes to build 37 turbines of up to 150 metres in the Aberdeenshire/Angus skyline are to stage a public exhibition of their plans.
Coriolis Energy is looking into developing a windfarm on the Fasque and Glendye estate, just north of the village of Fettercairn.
As part of the consultation process, the company will stage two public exhibitions, including one on Wednesday, 8th June, at Fettercairn Church Hall from 3pm to 8pm.
The exhibition will feature an overview of the site, and details of the environmental assessments which will be undertaken. There will be a chance for members of the public to complete comment cards which Coriolis says it will use to help shape and inform both the consultation and proposals.
Earlier this year Coriolis submitted a scoping report for the proposed windfarm to the Scottish Government’s Local Energy and Consents Unit.
Coriolis have said that the exact number and location of the wind
turbines will be informed by the technical and environmental studies
undertaken as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment process, as
well as feedback from the public and stakeholder consultation.
Site of the proposed wind farm
However the initial scoping design which will be on display at Fettercairn event is based on 37 turbines, each with a tip height of up to 150m and a generating capacity of up to 4 megawatts.
Earlier this year the MCofS responded to a Scoping Opinion Request, pointing out that the turbines would be higher than the nearby Clachnaben, a hill popular with walkers, and would be visible from other hills including Mount Battock, Mount Keen and, more distantly, Lochnagar.
We warned that cumulative impact would also be a consideration. Development until now has been either east of the Cairn o’ Mount road in a lower, more subdued and forested landscape, or in low agricultural hills fringing Strathmore. The proposed development would represent a major move of development westward.
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