A Big Thank You to all who attended the AGM on Sunday 24th September, to those who spoke, and to the Afternoon Tea and Raffle teams. It was great to see so many existing and new supporters. We really appreciate your time and effort.

Back Fell

If you didn’t get a chance to sign the Letter of Concern for the Back Fell industrial wind power plant development, you can download a copy of the letter here. You can then print it off, sign it and post it to the Energy Consents Unit at the address shown. Alternatively, you can email it to Econsents_Admin@gov.scot quoting Ref: ECU00004830. Also feel free to pass this on to anyone you know who would want to express their concerns at this stage. If the applicant proceeds with a planning application, we’ll update you and will prepare a full objection.

Clauchrie

We welcome the recent refusal of planning consent for the Clauchrie industrial wind power plant development. As Christopher discussed at the AGM, the reasons for refusal make interesting reading. A copy of the refusal notice can be found here.

Cumulative Windfarms Mapping

The interactive mapping showing the locations of existing and proposed industrial wind power plant developments which was demonstrated at the AGM can be found here. This is an invaluable tool in assessing just how close the proposed turbines are to residential properties and settlements. Many thanks to Susan and her team at Winds of Justice.

How You Can Help

We are always looking for new member to join the Save Straiton team. If you’d like to get involved on any aspect of our work, no matter how big or small, we’d be grateful for your help. You don’t have to join the committee. Drop us a line at savestraiton@gmail.com

We’d also be grateful for any donations to help fund our work. Again, any amount, no matter how big or small all makes a huge difference. You can find out how to donate on the Save Straiton for Scotland website.

Coming Up

In the next couple of weeks, we’ll be in touch with regards Sclenteuch, Knockodhar and Knockkippen.

One Last Thing…

Just as a reminder how tall a 200m turbine is, the image below shows the comparison between a 200m turbine and the Hunter Blair Monument. Don’t worry, there are no proposals for turbines next to this landmark!