Energy company WKN seeks to amend conditions of planning consent for Sallachy Wind Farm
Developers of a Sutherland wind farm are seeking to amend certain conditions attached to its planning consent.
German wind energy company WKN is asking Highland Council to make changes to the planning conditions relating to its construction management plan for Sallachy Wind Farm and the removal of redundant turbines.
A spokesperson for the company said: “The proposed amendments are broadly aimed at ensuring more flexibility in the selection of the port to which turbine components will be delivered and a reasonable timeframe within which any non-operational turbines would need to be removed.
“There is no change whatsoever to the design, layout of the wind farm, turbine locations, heights, duration of operation, or the commitment of the developer to comply with all environmental protection, mitigation, and enforcement measures set out in the original application documentation.”
Members of the North Planning Applications Committee gave the green light to the nine-turbine, 49.9 MW Sallachy Wind Farm, to be built on the southern shore of Loch Shin, at a meeting in April 2022.
Scottish ministers had rejected WKN’s application for a 22-turbine, 66 MW Sallachy Wind Farm in 2015.
WKN has signed two memoranda of understanding with local communities, the first to set up a community benefit scheme and the second to give communities an opportunity to own up to 10 per cent of the equity in Sallachy Wind Farm.
According to WKN, the development has a grid connection date of 2028.
Oliver Lutz of WKN said: “For over a decade, WKN has worked closely on Sallachy Wind Farm with local communities, who are fundamental to our project and its benefits. We are delighted to now be making significant progress in bringing this project into construction.”
