Enterprise and Protective Services

Fife Council
Kingdom House
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 5LY
ear Sirs
!pplication "eference# $%&'($)(&F*LL
Previous Su+missions# $,&'(,($&F*LL- $(&'%($5&F*LL- $'&'($($&F*LL
Proposal# Erection of .ind tur+ine /,505m to +lade tip1- formation of access trac2-
hardstanding- erection of meter house and ancillar3 .or2s0
!ddress# Carhurl3 Farm "ed.ells unino St !ndre.s Fife
4 strongl3 o+5ect to this application on the grounds of inappropriate industrial impact on
such a +eautiful- lo. rolling landscape /.hich is reno.ned for .ildlife and tourism1-
cumulative impact and noise a+use affecting near+3 residents0
6his application is an e7ample of the cumulative impact due to a tirade of applications in
an area that the ECC annual data lists as a lo. .ind area0
6he location and height of the proposed tur+ines do not reflect the scale or character of
the landscape- and .ould have an adverse effect on the countr3side and visual amenit3
of the surrounding area0 6herefore- it is contrar3 to Scottish Planning Polic3- 6!Yplan
polic3 8- Policies E%- E$$ and 4$ in the St !ndre.s and East Fife Local Plan and Fife
Council Supplementar3 Planning Guidance0
9oise a+use .ould +e inflicted upon people living in the privatel3 o.ned homes in the
Carhurl3 hamlet0 !ll the homes .ould +e .ithin 8%' meters of the tur+ine0 6he applicant
has failed to mention this in each of the man3 applications he has su+mitted0
6he applicant has not follo.ed S9H guidelines +3 not providing accurate landscape and
visual impact assessments&photomontages sho.ing the true impact on the landscape or
the man3 people living close to the proposed site0
6his tur+ine .ill +e of no +enefit to the local communities- it is purel3 a financial gain for
the a+sentee farmer0 !fter the massive num+er of o+5ections Fife Council has received
throughout the previous su+missions- one .ould hope the planners and councillors
.ould ta2e that into account in their decision ma2ing0
4 trust m3 planning +ased o+5ection .ill +e considered in the report to committee and that
the application .ill +e recommended for refusal0
Yours faithfull3