DCSIMG

Sponsored by Cars For Sale
Developer to press on with Ascog wind farm application

The hugely controversial application for three wind turbines on the hill above Ascog farm won’t be scrapped - even though Argyll and Bute Council’s planners have expressed “significant concerns” about aspects of the project.

The local authority has this week published a response by Giliane Mallia of SAC Commercial, agents for applicant Adrian Tear, to a letter seeking clarification of his intentions.

Both the council and Scottish Natural Heritage had expressed their worries over the location of the turbines - each measuring 74 metres from already-elevated ground to blade tip - and their visual impact on the area.

Ms Mallia’s reply states that “the applicants will not be withdrawing the application” and that they are “investigating the additional information that has been requested by the council” - whose planning department wants to know about the visual impact of the scheme from more viewpoints than were submitted in the environmental impact assessment.

Ms Mallia promises that more information will be available in January.


 
Find It

"Business owner? - Claim your business and Advertise with us"

In association with qype logo

Looking for...

Featured advertisers

Jobs

Search for a job

Motors

Search for a car

Property

Search for a house

Weather for Rothesay

Wednesday 19 June 2013

5 day forecast

Today

Cloudy

Cloudy

Temperature: 9 C to 17 C

Wind Speed: 16 mph

Wind direction: West

Tomorrow

Cloudy

Cloudy

Temperature: 12 C to 19 C

Wind Speed: 10 mph

Wind direction: South

Press Complaints Commission

This website and its associated newspaper adheres to the Press Complaints Commission’s Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then contact the Editor by clicking here.

If you remain dissatisfied with the response provided then you can contact the PCC by clicking here.

The Buteman provides news, events and sport features from the Rothesay area. For the best up to date information relating to Rothesay and the surrounding areas visit us at The Buteman regularly or bookmark this page.