COUNCILLORS have unanimously agreed a formal objection by Argyll and Bute Council to plans for a wind farm at Tayinloan.
The proposal for the Killean Estate would see nine turbines, with a maximum blade tip height of up to 180m.
However, it was agreed last month that the council would submit a holding objection, with a formal one to be worked on and approved.
The area’s depute provost, Councillor Jan Brown (SNP, Mid Argyll) presented a motion to councillors which was unanimously agreed.
The decision was made at a meeting of the council’s planning, protective services and licensing committee on Tuesday, November 18.
Reading out a draft of the objection, Councillor Brown said: “Argyll and Bute Council objects on the basis that the application would have a cumulative, significant and unacceptable adverse impact in respect of landscape, visual and cumulative matters.
“The largest turbines would be prominent in views from Gigha, and the sound of Gigha, and would affect the views from the water surrounding the island.
“Members also agree with the advice of the landscape expert that there would be significant adverse effects on some qualities of this local landscape area.
“The landscape expert says that the changes have occurred to the national planning policy since 2019. Policy states that visual impacts are to be expected from some form of motion energy.
“Where appropriate mitigation has been applied, they will generally be considered to be acceptable. The Killean proposal would have significant effects on the landscape and coastal character. Members submit that this is contrary to policy.”
The committee then unanimously agreed to the objection, with no further debate.
