Supporting documents - Renfrewshire Council

The various impacts of construction on watercourses and the public water supplies
would be carefully managed through detailed design, implementation of all controls in
the site EMP and Water Protection Plan and in the actions included in activity specific
method statements. The requirement for any additional mitigation measures would
be highlighted at an early stage and throughout the construction period through
careful monitoring of all the potential impacts on site.
Residents in proximity to the proposals could be affected by a combination of traffic,
air quality, noise and reduction in amenity effects. There would be some effects
during construction with increased traffic movements on local roads and visual
effects from construction plant etc. This would be short term and the contractor
would be required to monitor effects and to reduce the level of impact to the minimum
necessary for safe implementation of the works. The windfarm has been designed to
a high standard to ensure that it would fit well in the landscape (which is already in
parts dominated by the Whitelee Windfarm) and that operational effects (noise etc)
would be managed and monitored and adequately controlled to not cause significant
effects.
The findings of the search for projects which could be built within a similar time frame
as the windfarm indicated the potential for some other windfarms to be under
construction in the area surrounding Eaglesham. It is presumed that similar access
routes could be used for construction as for the Moorhouse Farmers Windfarm. If
this were to be the case then construction traffic could be greater than assumed in
the assessment, but it is considered unlikely that effects in any location would be
significant. The potential for cumulative noise and dust effects has not been
identified because there are no known significant proposals in close proximity of the
site.
There are no other major proposals which have been identified which have been
consented and no other significant effects from the combined impacts of the
proposals with those from other proposals are predicted.
REVIEW AND COMMENTS
Upon receipt of a valid planning application, East Renfrewshire Council will then
undertake neighbour notification (and public advertisement if required) and invite
formal representations and objections to the proposal, which the Council will take into
account before reaching a decision.
The Environmental Statement can be viewed during the consultation period during
normal working hours at:
The offices of East Renfrewshire Council Headquarters
Eastwood Park
Rouken Glen road
Giffnock
G46 6UG
The Environmental Statement can also be viewed on the Moorhouse Farmers
Windfarm website: http://www.moorhousefarmerswindfarm.co.uk/
The Environmental Statement comprises two volumes: Volume 1 containing the
main text, annexes and appendices and Volume 2 containing the figures, and also
this Non-Technical Summary (NTS) which is bound into the front of the Volume 1 and
is also available as a free-standing document.
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