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Kenly Leaflet Dec 2011

Kenly Leaflet Dec 2011 (PDF, 2,523 KB)

A planning application for a 12MW capacity windfarm on land owned by the university was submitted to Fife Council on 26th May 2011. The application is going through planning right now and this leaflet decribes the current situation.

You can have your say on this proposed development by going to: http://planning.fife.gov.uk/online/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=LLSZUUHF0G600

If you wish to note your comments on the Fife Council Planning Portal, you have to register online at the above link.

Photo Montage from Bell Rock View

Photomontage from Bell Rock View, Anstruther Road

News Articles

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/archive/2011/Title,68791,en.html

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/University-aims-to-end-54mayear.6778783.jp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-13634300

Kenly Wind Farm Environmental Statement - May 2011

Non Technical Summary (PDF, 2,998 KB)

St Andrews praised for energy saving initiatives

The University of St Andrews has been praised for "exemplary achievement" in energy saving initiatives.

Landscape Assessment Update

An update on the landscape and visual impact assessment process by Keith Horner of horner + maclennan is availabe Kenly Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment Presentation. (PDF, 17,000 KB)

These slides were part of a presentation given to the 31^st January 2011 Kenly Project Board. The purpose of the presentation was to update the project board on the work being carried out to assess the landscape and visual impact of the proposal to install 6 x 2MW wind turbines at Upper Kenly. The landscape consultant, Keith Horner took the project board through the previous wind turbine design iterations that were presented to the community in June and explained how he had approached the creation of a new layout that takes account of the guidelines laid down by Scottish Natural Heritage and Fife Council as well as the constraints of other statutory and non-statutory bodies such as Historic Scotland or mobile phone operators. The final few slides outline viewpoints with photomontages and ‘wireline’ images that illustrate the layout of the proposed turbines. Photomontages from Boarhills and Kingsbarns are presented.

EIA Scoping Opinion Documents

Fife Council Scoping Opinion (PDF, 303 KB)

SNH Scoping Opinion Comments (PDF, 283 KB)

Historic Scotland Scoping Opinion Comments (PDF, 69 KB)

Scottish Windfarm Opinion Survey - Wind Turbines (PDF, 882 KB)

Feedback on Open Meeting Questionnaires

The results of the questionnaires that the visitors to the Open Meetings held in Kingsbarns and Boarhills on 21st and 22nd June have now been collated and are available here. The questionnaire was carried out by a student studying for an MSc in Sustainable Development. (files are called Kenly Questionaire results and Response Forms detailed analysis).

Response forms detailed analysis (PDF, 121 KB)

Kenly Farm

Kenly Project Board

The Project Board exists to ensure that the proposed windfarm at Kenly is managed effectively. The group consists of representatives from the University and in August 2009, several local community representatives drawn from both Community Council areas at Boarhills and Dunino and from Kingsbarns joined the Project Board to more easily enable a two-way flow of information between the University and the community. The minutes of the Project Board are available at the following link.

Kenly Questionaire Results Summary Table (PDF, 25 KB)

Report of meeting held 15 January 2009-1 (PDF, 21 KB)

Report of meeting held 15 April 2009 (PDF, 17 KB)

Report of meeting held 17 August 2009 (PDF, 20 KB)

Report of meeting held 19 September 2009 (PDF, 21 KB)

Report of meeting held 15 December 2009 (PDF, 15 KB)

Report of meeting held 13 April 2010 (PDF, 21 KB)

Report of meeting held 31st May 2010 (PDF, 16 KB)

Report of meeting 5th August 2010 (PDF, 32 KB)

Report of meeting 5th August 2010 V2 (PDF, 93 KB)

Report of meeting held 31st January 2011 (PDF, 40 KB)

Response forms detailed analysis (PDF, 121 KB)

Frost Free

The University enlisted the help of a group called Frost Free to assist in our discussions with people in the area. It is important to us that ALL local residents and households have the opportunity to ask questions and express their views, and, if they wish, become closely involved in the planning and development of any wind power resource on this site.

Frost-Free grew out of the experiences of Fintry Renewable Energy Enterprise (FREE) in the Stirlingshire village of Fintry. This successful project has secured revenue from the nearby windfarm developer and this is now invested in their "own Development Trust.

FREE successfully negotiated with the developer of a local windfarm for an extra turbine to be added for the community. The windfarm has recently begun operations and for the next 20-25 years, the village development trust will benefit from the sale of electricity from the additional turbine.

More information about Frost Free can be found at http://www.free-energy.org.uk.