Proposed Ark Hill Wind Farm
An application for a wind
farm of twelve 1MW turbines at Ark Hill near Glamis on Strathmore Estate
was submitted by RES to Angus Council in April 2000. The application
was withdrawn by RES in June 2001 to allow redesign.
A revised scheme
consisting of eight 1.3MW turbines, which reduced the impact on residential
amenity and local visibility, was submitted to the Council in July
2003.
The application was accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
As part of the public consultation, a newsletter was produced
at the time of the application and was
distributed to the 1,600 business and residential addresses with 7km of the site
boundary.
A revised planning application for the Ark Hill wind farm was lodged with Angus
Council in the summer of 2003. A comprehensive Environmental Statement was submitted
alongside the application. The document
was designed to identify potential adverse environmental effects associated with
the project and to demonstrate how, mainly through identification of sensitive
areas and through careful design, these had
been avoided or mitigated.
Following submission of the application, Angus Council invited consultation responses
from statutory bodies and public representation.
In the light of submissions, further information has been sought from the applicant,
Renewable Energy Systems UK Ltd (RES). Three main topics are addressed by a Supplement
to the Environmental Statement (2005).
The Supplement:
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Reviews the appropriateness of the Site Selection
in the context of new methodologies. |
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Assesses the likely environmental impacts that would result from
connecting the wind farm to the local distribution network via
the prospective grid route. |
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Up-issues the acoustic assessment to correct an assessment error. |
The purpose of the grid element is to allow the local authority (Angus Council)
when determining the
wind farm planning application to do so in the context of the fuller environmental
implications of the
wider project.
This Report is contained in a single volume, and includes a Non-Technical Summary.
Information about the Project
Installed Capacity:
Number of Turbines:
Turbine Rating:
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10.4 MW
8
1.3 MW |
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