A bid to build an almost 125 metre high wind turbine has been rejected after planners warned it would have a “significant” detrimental impact…
A BID to build an almost 125-metre-high wind turbine near Neilston has been rejected after planners warned it would have a “significant” detrimental impact on the landscape.
The application claimed the development was acceptable, and the visual impact would not be significant. However, councillors on the planning committee supported the view of the officials and refused to grant planning permission., who chaired the planning committee meeting, said: “I think it’s very, very big in comparison to what we currently have there.
It would have generated around 4.2MW of electric power and had an operational life of around 25 years. There are currently two turbines operating near the site: Nether Carswell I and II. "Respectively these turbines have blade tip heights of 77m and 80m - some 33% smaller than the proposed NC III turbine.”
A report by officials concluded the proposal “raises significant issues when considered against the development plan”. “We’ve got to balance that need for renewable energy with sympathy for the amenity of the area and the environment.”
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