A Caithness woman has voiced her anger at the prospect of a “massive” increase in a wind farm that will dominate the skyline close to her home.
Jo Bowd is already worried about the visual impact of the Golticlay project, approved two years ago and planned for a site directly across from her cottage at Roster, north of Lybster.
Now she is dismayed to find that the developer, RWE Renewables UK Onshore Wind, is seeking to increase the maximum blade-tip height of the 19 consented turbines from 130 to 200 metres.
That would make them only 30m shorter than the Rumster transmitter which towers over the surrounding landscape.
The proposed increase in turbine size is outlined in a scoping report lodged with Highland Council’s planning service. The document also shows that RWE is proposing a longer operational period for the wind farm of 35 years, as opposed to 25 years for the consented development. https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fears-over-bigger-wind-turbines-at-golticlay-they-are-goin-304959/
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