 Heard on the radio today that a wind power station in the Highlands has been forced to shut down due to complaints about noise. Story HERE. This came on the day that the costs for the Beauly-Denny pylon line are set to at least double.
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I wonder why this story isn't being covered on any BBC news sites? Am i being paranoid by thinking that it isn't in big business interest for folk to know that they can challenge the far right green/capitalist press?
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Although my last sentence was kinda disjointed, it is nothing to do with Twisted Thistle, from Belhaven Brewery. OK Ed?
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 Shut down for all of four days, reading the article
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A month, till the next hearing.
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That's according to the local radio. The article i linked to is the only one i can find on the web. I don't know why other media isn't carrying the true story.
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Are you saying it's a month until the next hearing, or they are shut down for a month, until the next hearing?
Cos it says the temporary order was lifted, and someone has posted today that indeed they are turning as we speak.
Just wondering like.
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According to Radio Scotland today (early afternoon) at work, the turbines have been shut down for a month. The operators have not fulfilled their 'specs' re noise.
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Cool, cheers.
Was just wondering how much teeth these things had thats all. The original story that had the notice lifted after a few days, seemed to indicate they had not. But if they have managed to extend the ban then it looks slightly different.
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Weird. BBC Scotland online is now saying a different thing from what was said on Radio this afternoon. I find it difficult to understand why the radio reported it as an issue that has just happened (shut down for a month from now) whilst online BBC is now saying it has been resolved. 
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Maybe the situation came to a head because the Council was not getting the information from the operators. So the order was to make them sit up and do what was asked.
Operators are right to be worried about the noise aspects (having rules to stick to). Not so much about actual operating levels which are not critical, but under certain conditions, the air pressure differentials between the top of the turbine blade arc and the bottom, can create further obtrusive noise - an audible whoomf.
Noise it seems is of more concern than the aesthetics, so carries clout.
On newer planning apps now, they take readings to check this. I am not so sure on earlier installs whether they did. Perhaps if this site is older and/or prone to the phenomenon, the company would try and put off noise tests for as long as possible.
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 I saw this news report a few days ago, so it's an issue that's been around for at least a week - whether that was time to resolve it I don't know...
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 Oils well that ends well?
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funny thing is you'd expect everything to be well oiled in scotland..
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 whats the name of that tv programmes about the wind farm dispute in devon maybe? has episode 2 come out?
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