Aberdeenshire Council has objected to RES’s 105.6MW Hill of Fare onshore wind farm, putting the project’s future in jeopardy. The Aberdeenshire Council planning service raised six issues with the 16-turbine proposal, which would use turbines with a mix of 180m and 200m tip heights. The first two were that the development would have an unacceptable impact on the area’s cultural heritage, including the Christchurch and Sunhoney recumbent stone circles, along with significant and widespread visual impact.
The planning service added in its recommendation that mitigation work to address these was unlikely to be effective.
In addition, the service added that insufficient evidence had been provided on the project’s impact on private water supplies at Dunecht Estate and Braeside, on local carbon-rich soils and on bird populations.
However, additional information has since been provided, which could lead to these objections being lifted.
In addition, the project would have an unacceptable impact on aviation, but mitigation may be feasible.
Aberdeenshire Council’s move means the proposal will now undergo a public local inquiry before being determined by the Scottish Government. https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/wind/uk-wind/560733/aberdeenshire-council-objects-to-hill-of-fare-wind-farm/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFsiJNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHX1IxQ7HNNOgUfL6Dsh5Zq9jsUjuD2SxThtW99dNq46P9kYBL3OoNr_igQ_aem_vPjT5NFKvXN_-MOxdKn3hQ
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