VIEWS SOUGHT ON CRAIG NAB FARM PLANS
Local residents are being invited to view plans for a new Wind Energy Hub to the east of New Luce. The plans, from Belltown Power, will be on display for three days at public exhibitions and the company are keen to get local feedback. The Belltown team will be on hand to answer any questions local residents may have and to gather views on the proposal. The exhibitions will include detailed information about the project including visualisations from several viewpoints.
Commenting on the consultation, Fraser Shepherd, Senior Asset Manager at Belltown Power said, “This is our first consultation event and we are keen to hear what local residents think of our plans for the Craig Nab development. We are trying to reach out to as many residents as we can to get their views. We’re holding in-person exhibitions in Newton Stewart, Stranraer, New Luce and Glen Luce as well as a virtual exhibition on our website and we have posted out an invitation and feedback form to households across the area.”
The site currently comprises grazing land. The project will consist of up to 5 turbines with tip heights ranging from 200-230m. We will work together with the local community and the landowners – Stair Estates – to deliver a project that maximises local benefits and clean energy, whilst sympathetically protecting and enhancing the natural environment.
A scoping request was submitted to Dumfries and Galloway Council in November 2022.
Commenting further, Fraser Shepherd, said, “We are fully committed to a full community benefit package that includes £5K per MW installed per year for the 40-year lifetime of the project. We’ve also developed a ground-breaking community ownership package that enables local communities to take an ownership stake so that they’re really invested in the project and so it brings tangible benefits to the heart of the community.”
The online virtual exhibition will run on the website from 12 June showing all the exhibition materials and allowing residents to leave feedback up to 7th July 2023.
Public Exhibitions
We would like to invite you to join us in-person to meet the team and ask any questions
• 13 June: McMillan Hall Newton Stewart, 1000-1300hrs
• 13 June: New Luce Village Hall, 1500-1900hrs
• 14 June: Stranraer Millenium Centre, 1000-1300hrs
• 14 June: Glen Luce Public Hall, 1500-1900hrs
Come join us at one of these events and see how your community can contribute to tackling climate change in a significant way through hosting and part-owning a modern wind energy hub. If you're not able to come along you can view the virtual exhibition and fill in a Feedback form.