Richard Burdge
Plans for a Perthshire windfarm have been scaled back in light of feedback
from a public consultation.
A planning application will now be submitted to the council by Element
Power for turbines at the Binn Eco Park industrial site at Glenfarg.
“As a result of the feedback received from our community consultation,
including the first round of public exhibitions, and the completion of our
environmental and technical studies, we have made a number of significant
changes to the proposed design of the windfarm,” said a spokesman.
These include reducing the number of turbines from five to four and cutting
the blades tip height from 125m to 115m.
A newsletter is being sent to all households within 8km of the site to
provide local residents with further details on the proposal.
As much as £40,000 could be invested in a local development trust each year
as a result of the project.
In September a second round of exhibitions will take place to discuss the
application with a team from the Binn Eco Park.
The public exhibitions will be on September 11 (Lodge Abernethy Round
Tower, 4pm to 8pm); September 12 (Village Inn, Bridge of Earn, 10am to 1pm,
and Arngask Church Hall, Glenfarg, 4pm to 8pm) and September 13 (Gateside
Memorial Hall 10am to 2pm).
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