[from SCC’s Strathdearn Windfarm Interim Advisory Group]
“Oh dear,” you say, “not another survey!” Yes, it’s another survey and here’s why it’s important you fill it in:
In 2025 Strathdearn Community Council (SCC) gathered residents’ views on six proposed wind farms in Strathdearn at that time — Balnespick, Clune, Lynemore, Highland, Kyllachy, and Carn na Saobhaidh — which are at various stages of planning. That survey received a huge response, 180 replies, many expressing concern about the cumulative effects of so many wind farms. We compiled those views into a report which was presented to the Energy Consents Unit (ECU) in Scottish Government. ECU helps Scottish Ministers decide on planning matters so surveys like these are our best route to influencing those decisions.
SCC has recently received two further applications for wind farms, at Glenkirk and Glen Markie. Government ministers will make decisions on each individual application but we believe it is important that they also consider the overall effect of many wind farm in the same locality. Therefore we need another survey so that we can add your views on these latest two applications to those of the previous six. The more responses to the survey, the more authority our report has.
Strathdearn Community Council’s job is to represent the views of the community, whatever they may be. We can only do that if you tell us what you think. Please fill in this survey. It will only take a few minutes.
Detailed information on all eight wind farm proposals can be found on the Community Website. Go to www.strathdearn.org and look in the menu for “Windfarms” The information there includes detailed maps and links to the developer’s site for each wind farm. There is also a link to the survey we want you to complete.
Alternatively, you can go directly to the the survey web page at : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZHSQVQQ
IMPORTANT NOTE: The survey closes on February 8th so please do it now or ASAP.
Thank you for your support.
Strathdearn Community Council
