By Rita Campbell
Two separate wind turbines being proposed by businesses in Argyll have been
recommended for refusal by planners.
Shellfish business Celtic Sea Ltd at Arduaine, south of Oban, is seeking
consent for a 111ft tall (to blade tip) 50KW turbine.
The structure would power the plant at Arduaine where the shellfish are
purified, packed and dispatched.
Brian Neish, of Barbreck Farm, Kilchrenan, Taynuilt, wants to build a 200ft
tall to blade tip turbine on land north east of the farm.
Mr Neish runs a landscaping business in Oban, and income from the turbine
would assist expanding the business in the recycling of council and garden
waste into compost.
The turbine proposed by Celtic Sea has attracted 34 objections and no
expressions of support, while the turbine at Kilchrenan has attracted 27
objections and two expressions of support.
Both applications will be considered by Argyll and Bute Council’s planning
committee on Wednesday.
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