Written Question · S2W-10854 · Session 2
Further to the answer to question S2W-10071 by Mrs Mary Mulligan on 17 September 2004, where each of the wind farms are located; what the c…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-10071 by Mrs Mary Mulligan on 17 September 2004, where each of the wind farms are located; what the capacity of each wind farm is, and what the reasons were for allowing the appeal on one wind farm application.
The answer
The following table lists the location proposed for each of the wind farm appeals referred to in answer to question S2W-10071. The generating capacity is not always specified at planning appeal stage, and so the information included in the table is a best estimate as provided by the applicant at the time of the application.
Area
| Site Address
| Approximate Capacity in Megawatts (MW)
Aberdeenshire
| East Mains of Dummuie, Drumblade, Huntly
| 11
Aberdeenshire
| West Bradieston/East Bradieston Burton and Smiddyhill Farms, Laurencekirk
| 12
Argyll and Bute
| An Suidhe, Argyll
| 6.17
Dumfries and Galloway
| Carlesgill Hill Langholm (1)
| Not specified
Dumfries and Galloway
| Carlesgill Hill Langholm (2)
| Not specified
Dumfries and Galloway
| Carlesgill Hill Langholm (3)
| Not specified
Highland
| Creag Riasgain, Crakaig Estate, Helmsdale
| 4.8
Highland
| Borrowston Mains, Dounreay, Thurso
| 13
Moray
| Hill of Towie, Knockan and McHattie’s Cairn, Drummuir, Keith
| 42
North Ayrshire
| Clydeport, Hunterston Terminal, Fairlie, Largs
| 53
Perth and Kinross
| Balado Activity Centre, Balado, Kinross
| 6
South Lanarkshire
| Penbreck and Carmacoup Forrest, near Glespin
| 27
The appeal allowed was within Dumfries and Galloway at Carlesgill Hill, Langholm (case referenced (1) in the table). Planning permission had been granted in 1996 for the erection of five wind turbines with a total capacity of 1.5 MW. The appeal was against the refusal of Dumfries and Galloway Council to vary a condition on that permission, the effect of which would have been to permit an increased size for the towers and rotor blades, giving an overall height of 53.5m compared to the 44m permitted in 1996. The capacity of the proposed new turbines was not specified in the appeal. In allowing the appeal the Reporter concluded that the larger turbines would not contravene the relevant provisions of the Dumfries and Galloway Structure plan; that support for the variation was to be found in National Planning Policy Guidance 6 Renewable Energy; that in static mode the higher turbines would not significantly increase the dominance of the wind farm, and that the slower speed of the larger turbines would outweigh theadverse landscape impact.
The case at Carlesgill Hill in Dumfries and Galloway (referenced (2) in the table) proposed three wind turbines, with an overall height of 99.5m. Capacity was not specified in the proposal, but details of two possible examples of turbines were provided for the appeal, with capacities of 1.75MW and 2.0MW respectively.
The case at Carlesgill Hill inDumfries and Galloway (referenced (3) in the table) related to the same conditionof the 1996 planning permission which was the subject of case (1). The effect of the proposal would be the erection of five turbines with an overall height of 99.5m.
Area
| Site Address
| Approximate Capacity in Megawatts (MW)
Aberdeenshire
| East Mains of Dummuie, Drumblade, Huntly
| 11
Aberdeenshire
| West Bradieston/East Bradieston Burton and Smiddyhill Farms, Laurencekirk
| 12
Argyll and Bute
| An Suidhe, Argyll
| 6.17
Dumfries and Galloway
| Carlesgill Hill Langholm (1)
| Not specified
Dumfries and Galloway
| Carlesgill Hill Langholm (2)
| Not specified
Dumfries and Galloway
| Carlesgill Hill Langholm (3)
| Not specified
Highland
| Creag Riasgain, Crakaig Estate, Helmsdale
| 4.8
Highland
| Borrowston Mains, Dounreay, Thurso
| 13
Moray
| Hill of Towie, Knockan and McHattie’s Cairn, Drummuir, Keith
| 42
North Ayrshire
| Clydeport, Hunterston Terminal, Fairlie, Largs
| 53
Perth and Kinross
| Balado Activity Centre, Balado, Kinross
| 6
South Lanarkshire
| Penbreck and Carmacoup Forrest, near Glespin
| 27
The appeal allowed was within Dumfries and Galloway at Carlesgill Hill, Langholm (case referenced (1) in the table). Planning permission had been granted in 1996 for the erection of five wind turbines with a total capacity of 1.5 MW. The appeal was against the refusal of Dumfries and Galloway Council to vary a condition on that permission, the effect of which would have been to permit an increased size for the towers and rotor blades, giving an overall height of 53.5m compared to the 44m permitted in 1996. The capacity of the proposed new turbines was not specified in the appeal. In allowing the appeal the Reporter concluded that the larger turbines would not contravene the relevant provisions of the Dumfries and Galloway Structure plan; that support for the variation was to be found in National Planning Policy Guidance 6 Renewable Energy; that in static mode the higher turbines would not significantly increase the dominance of the wind farm, and that the slower speed of the larger turbines would outweigh theadverse landscape impact.
The case at Carlesgill Hill in Dumfries and Galloway (referenced (2) in the table) proposed three wind turbines, with an overall height of 99.5m. Capacity was not specified in the proposal, but details of two possible examples of turbines were provided for the appeal, with capacities of 1.75MW and 2.0MW respectively.
The case at Carlesgill Hill inDumfries and Galloway (referenced (3) in the table) related to the same conditionof the 1996 planning permission which was the subject of case (1). The effect of the proposal would be the erection of five turbines with an overall height of 99.5m.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-10854 by reference.