Changes are made to plans for ‘son of Allt Duine’ wind farm by Kincraig
Interest has been high in the latest plans on the doorstep of strath for new wind farms.
Drop-in sessions held recently were well supported, firstly at Tomatin’s Strathdearn Hub - where two different projects were being aired - then at Kincraig’s Community Hall and latterly at Carrbridge’s Village Hall.
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“Over the three days we saw some 76 people,” said Highland Wind Farm project spokeswoman Fiona Milligan this pas week, “all of them very interested in just what was being proposed.
“At Kincraig we may have answered initial questions well enough in the first of our drop-ins back in the spring to see the number of queries halved but, of course, we don’t know that.
“We had 85 people at the community hall back then but this round saw only 44.
“It’s a good number but obviously different from the initial turnout.”
“It’s possible that the main issue at Kincraig - access during the development - was dealt with sufficiently but we are still considering feedback from three exhibitions this time round and we’ll see.”
At Tomatin, the Highland Wind Farm project shared the Hub with Galileo and their Lynemore Wind Farm proposal, seeing over 20 visitors including a good representation from Strathdearn Community Council.
Ms Milligan said: “In terms of the changes, we’ve reduced the number of turbines from 24 to 19 at Highland Wind Farm following further environmental studies and consultation feedback.
“Particularly in relation to the Kincraig community and responding to feedback from the last round of consultation events , we’ve been working on developing a traffic management plan which seeks to keep all construction traffic out of Kincraig and we aim to bring it back to the community for comment shortly.”
For those who could not make any of the drop-ins, all the information on show at the latest public consultations is available online at www.highlandwindfarm.co.uk