WIND turbines could become the “dominant feature” of the Ochil Hills if a new development is given the green light, it has been argued.
Concerns have been raised over proposals to install more wind turbines in the Ochils a few kilometres up from Alva.
With a blade length of up to around 150metres, 15 turbines could be installed after a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) was submitted by Windburn Wind Farm Ltd (Wind2).
Friends of the Ochils, an independent group that strives to protect and conserve the area, have opposed plans as it would have a major visual impact on the site.
A consultation is to be held over the wind farm proposal with infrastructure including battery storage in the hills above Alva, the site encompassing Blairdenon Hill and Core Hill.
The site is around 3km north of the Hillfoots village, on grazing land on the Clacks and Perth and Kinross boundary.
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