Changes made to windfarm
Following feedback from the public and responses from consultees, Banks
Renewables says it has made major changes to the proposed Knockendurrick
Wind Farm.
Banks Renewables will now be presenting an amended scheme which sees the
reduction of six of the proposed turbine heights from 132 metres to 115
metres while the seventh turbine would be reduced from 132 metres to 100
metres.
The new plans position all seven turbines further to the east; increasing
the distance from the National Scenic Area and to improve the appearance of
the turbines within the landscape setting, in line with comments received
from the public and responses from consultees.
Jeannie Kielty, development relations coordinator at Banks Renewables,
said: “This wind farm remains a unique project that can deliver a wide
range of benefits for communities and businesses in the local area.
“The amendments we have made to the plans, following useful feedback from
consultees and the public, will significantly improve the appearance of the
wind farm within the landscape while ensuring that we are still able to
offer highly valuable community benefits over the 25 year life of the
projects.”
The proposed changes will mean that the output from the proposed seven
turbine wind farm, will decrease from 23.8MW to14MW.
The Hamilton based firm will submit Further Environmental Information
(FEI), including plans for a jobs and training programme, to Dumfries and
Galloway Council.
The new plans will be presented to the community in early 2017, with
details of the upcoming community consultation events still to be finalised.
Banks Renewables is part of the Banks Group (www.banksgroup.co.uk), a
family firm founded in 1976, which now employs more than 400 people in the
renewable energy, property and mining sectors.
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