Fraser Cambpell
A Fife-based wind power company has lost its second bid for approval to
build a new turbine-generation development in Dumfries-shire.
The first application by Burcote Wind, based in Dunfermline, to erect 36
turbines in the Longburn wind farm project in Upper Nithsdale, was thrown
out by the local council in 2012.
Burcote Wind then decided to reduce the number of turbines to 23 and,
following further consultation with local residents and community groups,
then further reduced its Longburn wind farm plan to just 10 turbines, each
with a maximum blade-height of 134 metres.
However, this 23MW proposal – which would have generated some £100,000 in
community benefits – was also rejected in a 7-5 vote at Dumfries and
Galloway Cooncil on the grounds that the plan would ruin the local
landscape and have a negative effect on what was claimed to be an
“archeologically-sensitive area.”
Fraser Campbell, Operations Director, Burcote Wind, said: “We are aware of
the sensitivities around wind farm developments, which is why we took the
decision to revise our proposals and presented a 10-turbine scheme for
Longburn Wind Farm as the most suitable development possible for the site.”
But Burcote Wind did not reply to an inquiry from Scottish Energy News
inquiring if the company intended to appeal to the Scot-Govt.
Burcote Wind is backed by a £5.7 million investment from Hotbed – a private
investor syndicate.
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