I thought I’d check with E.ON to see if there was anything else they would like to convey to the community.
Liz Fraser has informed me there are no updates at the present time, however, she confirmed that “the intention is still to submit (planning) at the end of November.”
Once the plans are with the Highland Council we are invited to submit our comments - to:
The Director of Planning & Development
The Highland Council
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness IV3 5NX
Email: planning@highland.gov.uk
Jackie
2 comments:
re Windfarms!! well where else is the local villages going to get all this extra cash from, especially at this moment in time,i say good on the gov for allowing this giving work to local contractors and money to local villages,i mean what else is the land good for "the gentry coming up every few months to shoot deer"and keep the spoils to them selves,Good on the turbines xxx
Well Local Hero, I think the estate workers, ghillies, and their families would disagree with you on this one - the hunting, shooting and fishing 'fraternity' (including the landowners) bring revenue into the Highlands in the MILLIONS, and keep many, many, people employed. I don't think you can honestly say they keep the spoils to themselves, not when they are probably the major employers in this area. And the majority are conservationists I think you'll find.
What else is this land good for? Oh come on - haven't you spotted the odd tourist, who brings even MORE revenue into the Highlands...better speak to local B&B's, hotels, shops and cafe's about that one, too.
I think you'll find with respect to work for local contractors that this will be limited, and that the windfarm people will bring in their own workforce by and large.
As for the money coming into the community - £137,500 per annum, plus 3% (agreed for the Lochluichart windfarm development). It IS a big sum, but divide it per head of community, it comes down to around £100 per person, per year, then it doesn't seem so big.
Yes, we should welcome ANY money into the community, but I do wonder how far it will go as there's so much that needs to be done to help just the 'old folk' alone (don't forget we are living in an aging community)... I suppose it remains to be seen once the Trust has been set-up. And here we can ALL play a part - instead of total apathy, let's rally together and work as a community for once, instead of working against each other.
I wonder if your comments are perhaps 'tongue-in-cheek' to provoke response - if they are not, then do think on - because the rape of the Highlands will, over time, put people off wanting to visit and settle down here, and start businesses. Not forgetting the impact of the ecology and wildlife. Modern day clearances it seems, is potentially, on the cards...
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