Local community councils found that 71% of people attending the Hill of Fare wind farm consultation last year were against the project.
The developer behind the giant wind farm that is set to come to Banchory recently changed its plans following the public consultations in late 2023.
Surveys conducted by the Community Councils around Hill of Fare found that 71% were against it, 18% were either unsure or neutral, and only 11% were in favour.
Attending the meetings, the local group compiled 477 responses to the question “Do you support the development”, something the group claims was not asked by the developer of the project, RES.
Throughout its four-week consultation period on the wind farm, RES said it received 380 comments.
At the time of the survey, RES was planning on installing 17 turbines, the highest of which would stand at some 820ft.
Recently the company announced that following notes from local residents the design had been updated and now the Banchory wind farm will be made up of 11 turbines at 590ft and 5 turbines at 656ft.
One member of the Hill of Fare Windfarm Information Group, an organisation that aims to raise awareness of this proposal locally, got in touch with Energy Voice and described the project as “potentially a pivotal development for Aberdeenshire.” Read more: https://www.energyvoice.com/…/local-survey-found-71…/
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