The National Framework for Planning 4 (NPF4)
he National Framework for Planning 4 (NPF4), Scottish Govt planning legislation (please see yesterday’s post) does have a policy advocating the use of renewable energy proposals in Policy 11. However, it also says that “Development proposals will only be supported where they maximise net economic impact, including local and community socio-economic benefits such as employment, associated business and supply chain opportunities”
The benefits will be for a much wider area, and it is the whole of Dundee and Angus mentioned in reports submitted by SSEN, NOT the locality hosting the substation.
In addition this policy within the NPF4 adds that “project design and mitigation will demonstrate how the following impacts are addressed:
i. impacts on communities and individual dwellings, including, residential amenity, visual impact, noise and shadow flicker;” and
i. significant landscape and visual impacts, recognising that such impacts are to be expected for some forms of renewable energy. Where impacts are localised and/or appropriate design mitigation has been applied, they will generally be considered to be acceptable;
vi. impacts on road traffic and on adjacent trunk roads, including during construction
If you have comments about the benefits not being for those hosting the infrastructure please add to your objection.
If you consider the screening to be inadequate please add to your objection.
If you think that Tealing residents will be subject to negative impacts from noise,(from traffic and construction) traffic (20000+ HGV vehicles alone in 1 year of construction), sight of an industrial building site from their windows and in their vicinity, and the negative impact to the countryside- permanently scarring a beautiful rural environment, you might like to add this reference to the NPF4 Policy 11, to an objection.
To object please follow this link: https://planning.angus.gov.uk/online-applications. Click on Public Access and type in the application number: 24/00699/FULN. Once on the page, click on “Make a comment”. You will be restricted to 2000 characters if using this method. Alternatively, please send a longer e mail to planning@angus.gov.uk with the subject 24/00699/FULN and give your full name and address.
Thank you
