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Windfarm Public Inquiry
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Dunbeath
Windfarm Baillie Windfarm approved - Inquiry and decision details
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Burn of
Whilk, if approved, would be to the left of Camster. Wathegar, if approved,
would be in between Achairn and Bilbster. Spittal Hill, if approved,
would be to the right of Bilbster. Halsary Windfarm has now been advertised - see the location for 18 more turbines on the developer's map. The developers state that all the forest within the development site will be felled. Please go to our Objections page and object now There is also a map linked from our Windfarm Sites page - click on the Halsary Grid Ref.
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From the
Gillock road near the junction with the A882 Thurso to Wick road. Photomontage by Stuart Young Visualisations Spittal Windfarm - 30 x 110m max. turbines in the middle of Caithness Go to www.spittalwindfarmopposition.co.uk and object now!
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Approval of Baillie like Clearances (John O'Groat Journal - 15 Jan 10) Spittal developers face widespread protest (Press & Journal - 4 Dec 09) 5 schools in and near Wick
are planning to instal turbines Community Council defend democracy (John O'Groat Journal - 12 Jun 09) Are developers exploiting system at taxpayers' expense? (John O'Groat Journal - 29 May 09) 2km rule applies to single dwellings (Caithness Courier - 15 Apr 09)
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E.ON's moving hay bale (Berwick Advertiser - 3 Feb 10) Labour to reform energy policy (Times - 1 Feb 10) Subsidies top £1 billion a year (Telegraph - 23 Jan 10) A black day for democracy (Press & Journal - 21 Jan 10) Power firms will not bury cables (Scotsman - 19 Jan 10) Beauly
Denny decision a shambles (Press & Journal - 15 Jan 10) Minister ignores JMT and RSPB in Western Isles (Press & Journal - 15 Jan 10) Minister disregarded Reporter's recommendations on Beauly Denny (Scotsman - 14 Jan 10) Will there be "green" jobs for UK? (Ecologist - 13 Jan 10) Letter - It's all about cash, not climate (Hunts Post - 13 Jan 10) Wind farms produced "practically no electricity" in cold snap (Telegraph - 11 Jan 10) Government policy will not plug energy gap (Observer - 10 Jan 10) Interesting discussion - see Comments (Guardian - 9 Jan 10) The cost of Green energy (thisismoney - 2 Jan 10) Letter - problems with wind energy supply (Irish Times - 30 Dec 09) Materials for turbines damage ecology (New York Times - 25 Dec 09) Report from Wales (Wales Online - 22 Dec 09) Australian report on significant health problems from windfarms (Weekly Times - 24 Dec 09) Article - More study needed on health effects (Toronto Star - 19 Dec 09) Officials cover up wind farm noise report (Sunday Times - 13 Dec 09) Copenhagen's carbon footprint (Telegraph - 5 Dec 09) Opinion - Global warming - time to be adult (Independent - 2 Dec 09) Wind means more CO2 (New Civil Engineer - 26 Nov 09) Noise
regulations 11 years out of date (Telegraph - 26 Nov 09) Wind of deceit (Times - 22 Nov 09) BBC sells windfarm scam to farmers (Telegraph - 21 Nov 09) Wind power will make Britain the dirty old man of Europe (Telegraph - 20 Nov 09) Change in planning requirements for wind turbines (Times - 18 Nov 09) The real cost of wind power (Sunday Express - 15 Nov 09) Opinion - The reality of wind turbines (Daily Observer - 14 Nov 09) IMechE say climate targets unachievable (BBC News - 13 Nov 09) New quango may change rural Britain for ever (Times - 19 Sep 09) Windfarm battle over noise goes to High Court (Telegraph - 16 Sep 09) Highland Council to protect coastline from development (Press & Journal - 17 Aug 09) Windfarms could emit more CO2 than coal-fired power stations (Guardian - 13 Aug 09) Govt. to lend £1bn. to developers (Guardian - 27 Jul 09) The lights will go out (Daily Mail - 14 Jul 09) Government may override objectors (EDP24 - 14 Jul 09) CBI call for more
nuclear, less wind (Daily Telegraph - 13 Jul 09) Govt. plan to quadruple
windfarms (Times - 13 Jul 09) Cost of windfarms could be £120 per household by 2014 (Daily Mail - 10 Jul 09) Windfarms can be built in AONBs says Minister (Politics - 6 Jul 09) Comment - Six
turbines a day until 2020 (Telegraph - 27 Jun 09)
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PETITIONS Petition to revise outdated noise guidelines New petition for 2km separation distance in the UK International Petition for separation distances
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CONSULTATIONS Scottish Natural Heritage
- Scottish Natural Heritage
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Highland Wide Local Development Plan Links
to the Main Issues Report Responses
from the main organisations consulted can be found here.
DECC draft consultation
on National
Policy Statements for Energy Infrastructure House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report - The Economics of Renewable Energy
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PLANNING Details
of Beauly Denny PI and Decision
Summary of Highland Development Plans under review Changes to Scottish Planning System (3 Aug 09) A Guide to the Planning System in Scotland (3 Aug 09) Climate Change (Scotland) Bill granted Royal Assent (5 Aug 09) Scottish Government Renewables Action Plan (1 Jul 09) Scottish Government National
Planning Framework 2 now published
document - draft Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy |
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Separation Distances - Important clarification from the Scottish Government Scottish Planning Policy 6 (SPP6) eases the passage of windfarm applications through the system by opening up opportunities which were formerly no-go areas. Determining Authorities are under pressure to meet Scottish Government targets and these targets are being given priority over the lives of ordinary people unfortunate enough to live close to a windfarm proposal. SPP6 contains important but neglected Guidance under "Communities" in Annex A on proximity of windfarms to dwellings and on residential amenity. CWIF is a member of the networking organisation Stop Highland Windfarms Campaign (SHWC). SHWC wrote to Mr Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism and asked for clarification. As a result, in a letter to SHWC, the Directorate for the Built Environment has now clarified the proximity issue and reaffirmed the terms of SPP6 in respect of residential amenity. The correspondence was also sent to the Director of Planning & Development at Highland Council. The relevant paragraph says this: "The 2km separation distance is intended to recognise that, in relation to local communities, visual impacts are likely to be a prominent feature and this should be taken into account when identifying the most suitable search areas. However, impacts will clearly vary considerably depending on the scale of projects and the proposed location. That is why SPP6 confirms that, in all instances, proposals should not be permitted if they would have a significant long term detrimental impact on the amenity of people living nearby. This principle applies to houses within and outwith 2km of the proposed development and regardless of whether they are single dwellings or part of a settlement." Click here to read the questions and answers in full. It is to be hoped that Determining Authorities will implement this Guidance with immediate effect.
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GORDONBUSH WINDFARM WINDFARMS and RADAR: TELEVISION RECEPTION ISSUES |
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More evidence of Govt.
interference ? (Berwickshire News - 25 Nov 09) Blackcraig windfarm - Dumfries & Galloway - Inquiry to resume (BBC News - 27 Oct 09) Anger over leaked
decision (Press & Journal - 26 Oct 09) Glenfiddich windfarm to go to Public Inquiry following refusal (Northern Scot - 16 Oct 09) Stacain windfarm refused after Inquiry (BBC News - 15 Oct 09) Windfarm would have unacceptable
impact on landscape (Courier - 10 Oct 09) Gorsedd Bran windfarm inquiry opens with protests (Denbighshire Free Press - 7 Oct 09) More
on Black Craig windfarm - Argyll & Bute (National Wind Watch
- 2 Oct 09) Public Inquiries website with documents (Persona Associates)
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Caithness Windfarm Information Forum is a group of people concerned by the potential destruction of the unique heritage of Caithness and Sutherland through industrial windfarm development for no material reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and no significant contribution to climate change. The forum welcomes as members those who wish to safeguard our heritage and environment and may also support the development of sustainable energy resources which will provide clean and secure energy. |
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Duncansby
Stacks - Photo: Ben MacGregor
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Wind
energy cannot provide what is known as "base load", therefore it cannot
replace any of the secure supplies currently available. Proliferation
of wind turbines severely degrades our local environment for no perceptible
advantage. |
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Caithness
Windfarm Information Forum wants to see responsible
Local and National energy policies which combine reliable, controllable
and predictable low carbon energy supplies with adequate protection of
our fragile environment, countryside and communities. |
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