East Ayrshire Council has recently been criticised in a complaint, which was mostly upheld, regarding the manner that they handled a planning application for a 15 industrial turbine wind farm (details below). Report number: 201204546 Date: October 2014 Body: East Ayrshire Council Sector: Local Government Keywords: Handling of planning application Read more
The Scotland Against Spin newsletter has just been published and is being sent out to subscribers. As part of our new services, whenever a newsletter is published, we will publicly release the last newsletter for those that are not subscribers, so they can still access all the wind farm news Read more
We have recieved an email (published below) from residents on Helensburgh making an appeal for objections. The Helensburgh wind farm application has reached a critical moment. If you have not already objected, could you do so? And fast. Thanks. Argyll and Bute Council has announced that the deadline for representations Read more
Large windfarms can knock as much as 12% off the values of homes within a 2km radius, and reduce property prices as far as 14km away, according to research by the London School of Economics. The findings contrast sharply with a report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research Read more
The above video visualisation was produced by Maclolm Kirk on behalf of Save Cowal’s Hills. The scheme as currently proposed would be for either 15 gigantic 145m(475’) high turbines, or for 20 110m (361’) turbines, set on the hilltops from Kilbride Hill south to Garrowchorran Hill (above Innellan). We will Read more
The John Muir Trust, an environmental campaign group dedicated to protecting wild land has published a map which highlights the saturation of wind farms across Scotland, making wind farms viewable from up to 60% of Scotland. “Although our primary aim is to protect wild land, this map as a whole Read more
A video presentation produced by Malcolm Kirk on behalf of Penicuik Environment Protection Association who are currently objecting to a proposal for 9x102m Industrial Wind Turbines. The video highlights the visual impact from various key points using advanced 3d modelling and animation. The applicant for the wind farm; Wind Prospects Read more
The Wind Prof is a series of videos created by Malcolm Kirk to highlight issues with regards to industrial wind developments. In this vlog, the Prof explores the energy costs associated with wind in comparison with the amount of energy produced by wind turbines. For more videos by Malcolm Kirk, Read more