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VIEWS SOUGHT ON RIVOX WIND FARM PLANS
Local residents are being invited to view plans for a new Wind Energy Hub near Moffat. The plans from Belltown Power will be on display for two days in early June and the company are keen to get local feedback.
The Belltown team will be on hand at the two public exhibitions to answer any questions local residents may have and to gather views on the proposal.
The exhibition will include detailed information about the project including visualisations from several viewpoints.
Commenting on the consultation, Peter Thomas, Senior Development Manager at Belltown Power said, “This is our first consultation event and we are keen to hear what local residents think of our plans for the Rivox development. We are trying to reach out to as many residents as we can to get their views. We’re holding exhibitions in Beattock and Moffat as well as a virtual consultation and we have posted out an invitation and feedback form to over 2500 households around the development site.”
Belltown Power were selected by Land and Forestry Scotland (FLS) as the preferred bidder for the Rivox site following a tender process in 2019. The site is currently a productive forest, used to
grow trees for harvesting as timber and this land use will continue alongside the proposed wind farm.
A scoping report was submitted to the Scottish Government in June 2021. The current proposal could see up to 31 turbines across the site producing over 200MW of clean energy.
Commenting further, Peter Thomas, said, “We are fully committed to a full community benefit package that includes £5K per MW installed per year for the 40-year lifetime of the project. We’ve also developed a ground-breaking community ownership package that enables local communities to take an ownership stake so that they’re really invested in the project and so it brings tangible benefits to the heart of the community.”
The online virtual exhibition will run on the website from 1 June to the 22 June showing all the exhibition materials and allowing residents to leave feedback www.belltownpower.com/uk/rivox/
The public exhibitions will be held on Tuesday 7 June and Wednesday 8 June 2022.
- Tuesday 7 June, Beattock Viillage Hall, 11 – 7pm
- Wednesday 8 June, Moffat Town Hall, 11 – 7pm