Proposed Moorhouse Farmers Windfarm - Renfrewshire Council

Pre-Application Consultation Report
5 SUMMARY
5.1 INTRODUCTION
This section provides a summary of the key comments, concerns and issues
raised during PAC and demonstrates what alterations, if any, have been made to
the proposals as a result of consultation.
5.2 SUMMARY
The information and comments provided by consultees throughout the PAC
process and by those consulted as part of EIA have been noted and have helped
inform the developing design of the proposals and the assessment in the EIA.
Considerable effort has been made to continue to inform people who responded to
the consultation about the progress of the project. In all cases consultee
responses, whether verbal at the exhibition or via email/ letter from the web site or
leaflet, have received a first response to their comments or their requests for more
information. It is intended that we shall inform all consultees of the timing of our
planning application, when it is made.
All consultees have been informed, often both verbally and in writing, that
responses to this consultation process are not objections to the proposal, and that
any objections should be submitted to ERC after the planning application has been
submitted.
One to one meetings have been held with Bonnyton (on 10.11.09) and Eastwood
Golf Clubs (on 23.02.10) and with some local residents (in December 2009).
These meetings presented a changed layout from the design presented at the
exhibition.
At the time of completing the PAC report the applicant continues to engage with
Eaglesham Community Council and both Bonnyton and Eastwood Golf Clubs, also
informing local residents and the community about progress in the timing of the
planning application.
Some feedback from the public exhibition and in emails etc indicated some
concern about the windfarm and in particular because of the already large scale
development at Whitelee Windfarm. No significant material factors have been
identified in the EIA process which would suggest that this is not a suitable site for
development and some advantages are recognised in being in proximity to
Whitelee Windfarm and in the location of the proposals in the Central Belt close to
where the demands for electricity are greatest in Scotland. The windfarm would
deliver a contribution to Government renewable energy targets in a suitable
location and thus the proposals have been taken forward.
Key alterations which were made to the proposed development as a result of
consultation include:
changes to the proposed site boundary so that it is located outwith any area
zoned as Greenbelt in the Local Plan;
input to the siting of access tracks;
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