Bo’ness wind turbine proposal appeal is blown out – Linlithgow Gazette

By Gavin Campbell

Kinneil Power LLP wanted to overturn a decision previously made by Falkirk
Council in the summer that the structure would be a blot on the landscape.

This week, Holyrood’s Planning and Environment Appeals Division upheld the
decision. The proposed turbine would have been 87 metres high, making it
visible from the Kinneil estate, one of the reasons for the proposal being
dismissed.

A government Reporter said: “The turbine, around 700 metres from the
monument, would be very prominent beyond and above the tree belt fringing
the southern boundary of the estate. In my view the moving turbine once
noted would not easily be forgotten.”

Kinneil House is a category A listed building and the turbine would create
an unacceptable visual impact on the house. David Liddell, a Reporter
appointed by the Scottish Ministers to decide on the case concluded the
setting of Kinneil House must be preserved.

Councillor Adrian Mahoney welcomed the decision, believing it was a victory
for common sense. He said: “I am not against renewal energy, but this was
the wrong application in the wrong location.”