Caithness campaigners claim turbines too close to homes is inexcusable – John O Groat Journal

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Proposals for two wind turbines within 800 metres of some homes in rural Caithness have been branded “inexcusable”.
A planning application for Swarclett Wind Farm is expected to appear on the Highland Council website any day now, and members of the public will have 21 days to submit comments.
Renewable energy company Wind2 is seeking to build the turbines, each with a maximum blade-tip height of 149.9 metres, on land between Bower and Durran. A battery energy storage system is also part of the development.
Earlier this year, residents [set up a campaign called No to Swarclett](https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/…/bowertower…/) and their Facebook group now has 114 members.
They are concerned that 10 properties will be within 1500 metres of the wind farm and four properties will be even closer, at around 800m. https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/…/caithness…/
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