Publication Date: Friday, 27 August 2010
Notice Code: 1803
Environmental Protection
The Highland Council
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 1999
PROPOSED WIND FARM AT HILL OF NIGG, SOUTH OF RARICHIE FARM, FEARN, TAIN, ROSS AND CROMARTY, HIGHLAND
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Planning application for the erection of 5 wind turbines, 80 metres high to tower hub and up to 125 metres high to maximum
blade tip extension, construction of 2.3 Km of access tracks and improvement of 2Km existing private access tracks, formation
of site access on to the B9175 road, erection of switch room building and compound including septic tank and soakaway, erection
of a permanent 80 metre on-site anemometry mast, installation of underground on-site cabling, formation of an on-site quarry
or borrow pit and erection of temporary construction compound and welfare facilities at Hill of Nigg, South of Rarichie farm,
Fearn, Tain
Ordnance survey grid reference:- easting 283677, northing 872972
Planning Application Ref: 08/00066/FULCA
In February 2008 The Highland Council received a planning application accompanied by an Environmental Statement for the construction
of five wind generators with associated access tracks, substation and ancillary works and equipment at Hill of Nigg, South
of Rarichie farm, Fearn, Tain. The applicants are Falk Renewables Ltd. Beauly House, Dochfour Business Centre, Dochgarroch,
Inverness, IV3 8GY
Since then supplementary environmental information (SEI) has been received. This material is as follows:—
(a) Revised Non-Technical summary
(b) SEI Volume 1 – Planning policy, cultural heritage, ornithology, hydrology and air pollution, borrow pit, transport infrastructure
and safety
(c) SEI – Volume 2 – Landscape and visual assessment
Printed copies of these documents and the Planning Application and Environmental Statement can be inspected during normal
office hours at the following locations:—
1. The Planning and Building Standards Office, Planning Services, 2 Achany Road, Dingwall, IV15 9JB.
2. The Planning and Development Service, Council Offices, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.
3. Seaboard Memorial Hall, Balintor
4. Cromarty Library, Hugh Miller Institute, Church Street, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty IV11 8X
5. Tain Library, Stafford Street, Tain, Ross & Cromarty, IV19 1AZ
Copies of the Planning Application (Vol1), Environmental Statement text (Vol 2), Technical Appendices (Vol 4) and Non Technical
Summary (NTS) can be downloaded from the Downloads & Links section of the website http://www.niggwindenergy.co.uk/. Unfortunately
the Figures Volume of the ES which contains the photomontages and other visual information is simply too large to download.
This is however available in CD format from Atmos Consulting Ltd, 24 Longman Drive, Inverness, IV1 1SU.
Copies of the Environmental Statement and/or Supplementary Environmental Information may be purchased from Atmos Consulting
Ltd, 24 Longman Drive, Inverness, IV1 1SU.
Copies of the Non Technical Summary are available from Atmos Consulting Ltd, In-Business Centre, Stadium Business Park, 24
Longman Drive, Inverness, IV1 1SU. tel. 01463 259209, mob. 07789 865806, email inverness@atmosconsulting.com
The application is advertised as a potential bad neighbour and as a Departure from the Development Plan as well as an application
accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
Any person wishing to make representations to the Highland Council should make them in writing to the Director of Planning
and Development, Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX within a period of 28 days beginning with the date
of the publication of this notice on the 27 August 2010. For the avoidance of doubt the 28 day period for making representations shall end at the close of business on Friday the
24 September 2010.
Stuart Black
Director of Planning and Development
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