GLENLORA WIND TURBINE - Renfrewshire Council

GLENLORA WIND TURBINE
in line with Policy REN1 of the Renfrewshire Local Plan which is generally supportive
of an increase in the proportion of electricity produced from renewable sources.
Access
It is intended that the turbines would be landed at Grangemouth, transported
southwest via the A904, M9, M876, M80, M8 and onto the A737. The route then
takes the 2 nd exit at Roadhead Junction on the A760. The route then turns west onto
Corsefield Road and enters the Glenlora Estate via an access track located on the
eastern side of Glenlora House. A level of minor road works with minimum removal
of trees and hedgerows is anticipated.
Access Tracks & Crane Hard-standing
Construction of site tracks will utilise stone brought in from a nearby quarry. In
addition to the site tracks themselves, a temporary working area of 450m 2 (30m by
15m) would be required at the wind turbine position. This area is additional to one
area of hardstanding (30m by 20m) to support the cranes (including outriggers) used
for the erection of the wind turbine. The precise shape of the temporary working
area will be refined to reflect construction and environmental factors at the turbine
location. The construction of these areas of hardstanding will be similar to the
construction of site tracks.
Reinstatement of the track verges and the areas of hardstanding would be
undertaken following construction. As there would be a continuing need to use the
site tracks, the tracks will be left in place for the duration of the project.
Running surfaces would be suitably profiled to reduce surface drainage flows. Any
surface water drainage for the tracks and hardstanding will be designed to comply
with the principals of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).
Foundation
The wind turbine requires foundations which are covered by topsoil when
construction is complete, leaving a plinth of about 5.5m in diameter at the surface
level upon which the turbine would be bolted. The foundation would require an
excavation with a diameter of up to 18m and a depth of 1.7m. The foundation
would typically have a diameter of up to 16m, giving an additional meter all around
to allow shuttering access, with the shuttering positioned and supported. The
foundation would comprise up to 170 cubic metres of concrete and 17 tonnes of
reinforced steel bar.
Cable Runs
The wind turbines envisaged for use on this site produce electricity at 400 volts. This
would be transformed to 11kV using a transformer adjacent to the turbine. From
the transformer, underground cable runs will link the turbine to a substation
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