Major Carsphairn windfarm bid is formally submitted to Dumfries and
Galloway Council
By Andrew McNair
A controversial Stewartry windfarm proposal is now in the hands of planners.
Burcote Wind want to build ten 134m tall turbines as part of the Longburn
Wind Farm on land east of Carsphairn.
Its the culmination of five years of work for the company which met with
residents in May to show their latest plan – which is half the size of
their original proposal.
Burcote say they’ve revised their scheme following feedback and if accepted
the plan could generate £100,000 a year for a community fund.
Fraser Campbell, Operations Director at Burcote Wind, said: “We are pleased
to have now formally submitted our application to Dumfries and Galloway
Council for Longburn Wind Farm.
“We have been working on the site for over five years now, on both our
current application and previous proposals for the site.”
She added: “We have consulted widely, and worked closely, with the
communities over the years to ensure that our application is as well
designed and well suited to the site as possible and is one which the local
communities can support.
“As part of our application we will be making both community benefit and
community ownership offers to the local communities to ensure that Longburn
Wind Farm will not only be a sensitive and sustainable development but will
also generate significant economic benefit to the region if consented.
“We will continue to engage and consult with the communities and all
interested stakeholders moving forward throughout the application process.”
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