Proposed Moorhouse Farmers Windfarm - Renfrewshire Council
Proposed Moorhouse Farmers Windfarm - Renfrewshire Council
Proposed Moorhouse Farmers Windfarm - Renfrewshire Council
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Mearns Community <strong>Council</strong><br />
Mr George Butler<br />
40 Netherplace Road<br />
Newton Mearns<br />
G77 6DG<br />
29 June 2009<br />
Dear Mr Butler,<br />
<strong>Moorhouse</strong> <strong>Farmers</strong> <strong>Windfarm</strong> – Proposal of Application Notice<br />
Coriolis Energy on behalf of Falck Renewables is developing a proposal for a windfarm of<br />
around a 40MW capacity, with some 16 to 20 turbines, situated approximately eight<br />
kilometres (km) to the south west of Glasgow, near Eaglesham. In order to take the<br />
proposal forward, Coriolis Energy has appointed Natural Capital and their team as<br />
environmental consultants.<br />
Statutory requirements for pre-application consultation (PAC) are set out in the Town and<br />
Country Planning (Development Management Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2008<br />
and the relevant provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as<br />
amended by the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006. All national and major developments<br />
require PAC between developers and communities. These categories are defined in the<br />
(draft) Town and Country Planning (Hierarchy of Developments) (Scotland) Regulations<br />
2009. A major development includes ‘Electricity Generation: construction of an electricity<br />
generating station - the capacity of the generating station is or exceeds 20 megawatts’.<br />
The proposed <strong>Moorhouse</strong> <strong>Farmers</strong> windfarm has a 40MW capacity which means it is<br />
classed within the major category and is therefore subject to PAC.<br />
As part of the PAC we have submitted a proposal of application notice to East<br />
<strong>Renfrewshire</strong> <strong>Council</strong> outlining our intended consultation activities for this project prior to<br />
the submission of a planning application and we attach a copy for your information.<br />
We have also sent a copy of this letter to Eaglesham and Waterfoot and Fenwick<br />
Community <strong>Council</strong>s for information.<br />
With many thanks for your help and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any<br />
comments or require any further information.<br />
Yours sincerely<br />
Megan Richardson<br />
Consultant<br />
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