EVAG West Stirlingshire, Scotland
EVAG has been re-formed and has linked with other like-minded people to spearhead action to protect the landscape and its residents and visitors as the area is again faced with wind turbine blight. EVAG previously campaigned against npower's application for nine 125m turbines at Ballindalloch Muir. The application was rejected by Stirling Council and did not go to Appeal.
EVAG has been re-formed and has linked with other like-minded people to spearhead action to protect the landscape and its residents and visitors as the area is again faced with wind turbine blight. EVAG previously campaigned against npower's application for nine 125m turbines at Ballindalloch Muir. The application was rejected by Stirling Council and did not go to Appeal.
The campaign is on two fronts:
Stop Press: 15-12-11 Banks Renewables, at a presentation on Thursday, stated that their final design comprises ten 115m turbines. 377 feet high!!! They stated that they have listened to the communities and have increased the height to lessen the visual impact.This company intends to apply to build a wind farm, North East of Drymen. The proposed site is on land owned by farmers at Craigievern and Blairfad and could feature twenty 328 ft. (100m) high turbines. The site has been given the name 'Ard Ghaoth'. To obtain an impression of the height of the turbines, just look at the existing pylons. The turbines would be approximately three times as high. The impact on an area famed for its natural beauty would be huge. The site is immediately adjacent to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. The turbines would be visible from the West Highland Way, the Bens, the Queens View, the Wallace Monument and the Lake of Menteith to name but a few significant attractions. It will also intrude on what is arguably the most well-known and well-loved area of Scotland - Loch Lomond. Villages far and wide would be impacted by visual blight, many of them dependent on tourism. A wind turbine corridor threatens along the Carse of Stirling and its environs. There are applications for fourteen turbines lodged with Stirling Council, mostly by the same company, ILI (Renewable Energy). The applications are mainly for 250 ft. (76m) high turbines; it is believed that more are likely.
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