tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post7086547696442392818..comments2024-03-19T12:47:56.064+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Allt Duine Wind Farm RejectedChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-6035348873014111522012-01-19T21:35:38.956+00:002012-01-19T21:35:38.956+00:00Gong forward here's a section from the Scottis...Gong forward here's a section from the Scottish Planning Policy (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/03132605/8):<br /><br />"128. The most sensitive landscapes may have little or no capacity to accept new development. Areas of wild land character in some of Scotland's remoter upland, mountain and coastal areas are very sensitive to any form of development or intrusive Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-2946469916669500402012-01-19T15:47:54.084+00:002012-01-19T15:47:54.084+00:00I thought 'our' side was presented pretty ...I thought 'our' side was presented pretty reasonably by the news media up here Chris. Usually the 'anti' brigade don't get a mention, but i thought it was quite sympathetic in this instance.<br />You need a hair trim if you are going to be doing all these TV spots though, ;)<br />Keep up the good work.<br /><br />Mike fae Dundee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-41897426832478607822012-01-18T23:55:31.950+00:002012-01-18T23:55:31.950+00:00Carl, "don't give up" indeed. Wind f...Carl, "don't give up" indeed. Wind farms have been turned down. And every victory is worthwhile. Rob, I know about those wind farms and it's a real shame they are going ahead. Carl, what everyone can do, whether in Scotland or not, is email Alex Salmond and Fergus Ewing, Energy Minister. Tourism is vital to the Highlands - and hillwalkers and mountaineers are a major part of Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-87112874795884605142012-01-18T23:10:32.105+00:002012-01-18T23:10:32.105+00:00Rob - Don't lose heart. What you say provides...Rob - Don't lose heart. What you say provides all the more reason to keep up the pressure and the exposure. No-one ever achieved anything by giving up. <br /><br />Chris, if there's anything I can do from the edge of Suffolk other than raise awareness, please let me know.<br /><br />Everyone - spread the word and educate your friends to the intrusion, damage and inefficacy of these Carl Mynott @GBWildlifeTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180989501670598245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-6078110022443296902012-01-18T19:04:19.253+00:002012-01-18T19:04:19.253+00:00Sorry to put a damper on this but I bet they will ...Sorry to put a damper on this but I bet they will win on appeal. Approval by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing is a given.<br /><br />In recent years my wife and I together with hundreds of other locals have opposed five wind factories close to where we live: To the SSE, a mere 1 Km away the 21 turbines are now almost complete on the Hill of Towie, to the West are Cairn Uish (22 turbines and a ROBERThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359725918261163561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-90378137886904557752012-01-18T18:29:58.818+00:002012-01-18T18:29:58.818+00:00Hopefully this decision is an indicator that devel...Hopefully this decision is an indicator that developments will from now on be scrutinised and weighed on their merits, rather than just railroaded through.<br /><br />Well done to yourself, Chris, and all who played a part in arguing the case for the defence of the wilderness.<br /><br />The "little to see" comment reminds me of a similar one made about the hills of mid Wales when a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-5705180620115004962012-01-18T17:44:20.570+00:002012-01-18T17:44:20.570+00:00congratulations to all involved!!.
nice to see the...congratulations to all involved!!.<br />nice to see the right decsion has been reached.<br />how ironic will it be if donald trump gets one blocked aswell!!?.<br />big buisness v's big buisness in the ring together...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-20340388531142235812012-01-18T16:08:50.267+00:002012-01-18T16:08:50.267+00:00Thanks for all your hard work on this Chris. Sound...Thanks for all your hard work on this Chris. Sounds encouraging but this is only the beginning. The value of wildness and tourism plus the hillwalker's point of view at last seems to be appreciated by some of those in power.Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-573089308662140452012-01-18T13:59:35.364+00:002012-01-18T13:59:35.364+00:00A wonderful result, Chris.A wonderful result, Chris.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-72899336680723895882012-01-18T13:57:56.816+00:002012-01-18T13:57:56.816+00:00A really BIG thank you to everyone involved in the...A really BIG thank you to everyone involved in the various campaigns, meetings and actions. Well done to all.Dave Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276366235655727607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-38566858396986891102012-01-18T13:17:00.384+00:002012-01-18T13:17:00.384+00:00Well done Chris
A great result for the wild, it i...Well done Chris<br /><br />A great result for the wild, it is only the start! If I can ever help let me know. <br /><br />Regards Heavyheavy whalleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-17153359104936496722012-01-18T10:43:43.896+00:002012-01-18T10:43:43.896+00:00Hi Chris,
well done to everyone involved in the ca...Hi Chris,<br />well done to everyone involved in the campaign. It is very good news. I realise that there is still alotto do in preparing for the public enquiry.<br />Best Wishes,<br />AlastairAlastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347457602246280811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-37120377215947181802012-01-18T08:30:59.697+00:002012-01-18T08:30:59.697+00:00Heart warming news, lets hope there's more to ...Heart warming news, lets hope there's more to come.Paulhttp://paul.sammonds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-4499806228326779992012-01-18T07:39:29.128+00:002012-01-18T07:39:29.128+00:00Really, really great. So pleased. I know I am a So...Really, really great. So pleased. I know I am a Southerner but there is nothing to stop me moving North except, that is, for a skyline of turbines and myriad foothills raped by access tracks.Carl Mynott @GBWildlifeTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180989501670598245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-18668444232508794172012-01-18T00:12:25.512+00:002012-01-18T00:12:25.512+00:00Well done, Chris. A really, really good result, es...Well done, Chris. A really, really good result, especially so considering the Planning Officer's recommendation to accept.<br /><br />Now the work has to start in earnest, to ensure that the Government doesn't overturn this.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-89950884462931684192012-01-17T23:44:44.057+00:002012-01-17T23:44:44.057+00:00Great result. I commented on your other post earl...Great result. I commented on your other post earlier this evening. As you say, now begins part two of the battle.<br />Well done and good luck. I've just finished reading a book, The Wind Farm Scam, in which it states the average base load is c.26%, which is much less than the 40% that is often touted by the pro-wind fraternity.Malcolm Lamontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-74221464525531675922012-01-17T23:29:08.435+00:002012-01-17T23:29:08.435+00:00Great newsGreat newsChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.com