SSE is seeking planning permission for a new wind farm beside the existing Stronelairg in Fort Augustus.
If agreed, Cloiche wind farm would comprise 29 turbines with heights of up to 500 feet.
However, the planning application has divided opinion. Local community councils have expressed concern but stopped short of raising a formal objection.
But the Cairngorms National Park have objected, along with the John Muir Trust and Mountaineering Scotland.
As a Section 36 application, the final decision doesn’t rest with Highland Council. Ultimately, the fate of the development lies with Scottish ministers.
The application is on the agenda for south planning committee on May 3, but council planners have recommended that the council does not object.
Peatland concerns
SSE’s application is for a wind farm with installed capacity of 124.7 megawatts, along with seven borrow pits, 13 miles of new access tracks, nine watercourse crossings and a substation.
Cloiche wind farm would use much of the infrastructure from the neighbouring Stronelairg site and Glendoe hydro electric scheme. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/…/highland-council…/
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