A scoping report for a proposed wind farm at Glen Dye has been submitted to
the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents and Development Unit.
The proposed site is located on the Fasque and Glendye Estate around 5.5km
from Fettercairn and 9km from Edzell.
The request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion was
prepared by Coriolis Energy Limited on behalf of Glendye Wind Farm Limited.
The report sets out the development proposals, the aspects of the
environment that will be addressed in the Environmental Impact Assessment
and the methodologies proposed to undertake these assessments.
The potential development would see approximately 40 turbines up to 150m
erected. However the scoping report does outline that the number of
turbines would be confirmed through the environmental impact assessment.
The report states the proposed wind farm would have an operational life
span of around 25 years. The report continued: “Within the context of the
deemed planning permission, should the proposed development be consented
and built, and there is no application to extend the operational life
within the 25 years consent period, there will be provision for the
installation to be decommissioned and the site restored at the expiry of
the deemed planning permission.
“This would involve the removal of all above ground infrastructure and the
restoration of the turbine foundation areas with topsoil. A decision at the
time of decommissioning would be made in conjunction with statutory
consultees as to whether turbine foundations would be broken up and removed
or left in situ. This would primarily depend on the scale of ground impact
predicted as part of complete foundation removal. The onsite access tracks
would be left on site for use by the landowners.”
The scope report also outlines plans to consult with the local community
and community councils within the area.
The community council involved would include Feughdee West Community
Council, which covers the area the propsed site would be in, Mearns
Community Council, where access will come through, and Inveresk Community
Council, which bounds the proposed site to the west.
The full scoping report can be viewed at www.energyconsents.scot, searching
for reference EC00005272.
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