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Annat Wind Farm Finally Gets Consent page 28 Issue No 39 September 2012 a huge thank you to our recent sponsors A huge thank you to the businesses who have already sponsored us again for 2012/2013. The cost of copying this newsletter has again been very generously donated by Lorna and Finlay Finlayson of Crannog Restaurant, Fort William. BOYD BROTHERS (HAULAGE) inside KCC reports – p2 CLYDEBoyd Fort William Ltd broadband update – p3 on the web – p4 on the level – p4 councillors’ corner - p5 community policing - p5 community safety - p5 the hunt for £30M - p6 Banavie blooms - p7 ten years ago – p7 Community Centre – p8 Lochaber Rugby Club – p8 Banavie Primary – p9 Lochaber High – p10 The view from the Ben (image courtesy of David Gowans and Fort William Community Council) CORPACH Kilmallie Playgroup – p11 for your email copy of the next newsletter? the next of copy email your for community gardens – p11 HOTEL Corpach Woods – p12 annat wind farm Showstoppers - p12 coastguard – p13 LOCHEIL LOGISTICS Flower & Produce – p14 FOCAL - p16 finally gets consent Old Vic - p16 th carry on up the canal - p16 A big development for our area to discuss this application. This 9 August 2015, to start the was finally given consent in took place on the 25th August works and if nothing is done by a huge thank you too to last year’s sponsors - letters - p17 August when planning permission 2009. Following discussion and then, the consent lapses. we hope you’ll all be able to sponsor us canal news - p18 was granted to North British speeches for and against the Full details can be viewed at wild about Kilmallie – p19 Windpower Ltd, Edinburgh, for application, the committee voted The Highland Council’s Planning again this year - contractors on Blar - p20 the erection of 4 wind turbines, to pass the application. There was Office in Fort William, reference Strone - p20 access tracks and associated no Kilmallie Community Council in (09/74/FULLO). infrastructure on land at Druim place at that time to put forward KCC has contacted North green fingers - p21 and a wee plea to other businesses as well - Fada, 1200m north west of Annat the community’s views – so it was British Windpower Ltd. for a We are very grateful to the companies whose generous sponsorship helped cover the cost pulp paper & past - p21 Farm, Corpach. This permission left for individuals to speak for comment for the newsletter but of producing our previous issues. crofting in Corpach - p22 was granted with 20 conditions. themselves. There were 85 as yet we haven’t received a reply. We rely on such financial contributions from our business community for the cost of printing and distributing this free tuirc - p23 The turbines are big, each objectors and 14 supporters. If we receive further information newsletter to every home and business in our area. focus on folk – p24 being 2.5MW and 121 metres to You may wonder what has we will post it on our website. Without further sponsorship this year, we may not be able to meet our costs. the tip of the blade. The Arjo happened since August 2009. The about Annat – p25 We welcome sponsorship from all businesses located in Kilmallie, Wiggins paper mill chimney that company took their time in or with principal key personnel resident in Kilmallie. focus on folk – p25 was demolished a few years ago signing the Section 75 agreement. If you would you like to see your name or logo in print supporting your community newsletter spotlight – p26 was 64 metres high and so these This was finally done and the please join with our current sponsors. All donations, big or small, are hugely appreciated. feedback - p27 will be around twice that height Planning Permission was signed th Please contact us at [email protected] for details. puzzles – p27 and around five times the height on the 9 August 2012 – almost 3 sponsors – p28 of the mast above Banavie years later. (We have been our newsletter relies on the generous support from Quarry. advised that the Highland Council have you signed up You may remember that the does not place a time limit on our local businesses Planning Committee of The this.) Highland Council met in Kilmallie The developer now has 3 years Hall, Corpach, following site visits from the date of consent, ie until page 2 the Blar piece..... made a complicated My word! That was a really interesting page 27 Kilmallie Community Council subject very interesting and and powerful piece – really good. feedback informative….. nearly brought a tear (MA) to my eye (well it did but I did not a lot of the feedback this time (plus From the Chair Going Slow want to admit to it!) (MM) Just by coincidence I was talking to a two of our letters, see p21) is in Hello and welcome to issue 39, our 5th newsletter since we In recent decades the pace of transport has steadily increased for man outside the college - and we got re-formed in February 2011 and another great read! both people and goods. Cheap energy and the scramble for response to the letter from Blar Mor in last month’s issue expressing regret at Right then, I’m away to catch up on round to Kilmallie news - and he said Jillian and I recently had an interesting and informative consumer goods drove ever more frantic distribution networks. the loss of the peat moss for a my July reading. Top of the list is the what a wonderful piece that was meeting with Bob Mitchell, Area Manager, Transport We came to accept a large death toll on the roads, traffic noise supermarket Kilmallie Community News(letter). about the Blar. He's local and knows Scotland to discuss the extension of the 30 mph limit zone to and pollution. Nowhere in the world remained totally unaffected; even whales in remote areas of the oceans found their ability to With all 28 pages it’s more like a book from his granny how wet the Blar used Annat Point and the siting of 30mph repeater, vehicle activated signs to replace the current 30mph poles. The communicate severely hampered by the increasing noise from It was really good that last newsletter – and very interesting and informative to be. Same thoughts - for a Tesco? response to the extension of the 30mph limit was that all faster and faster ships delivering more and more goods. But the – We had quite a few round-dinner- it is too. (Roamer in Lochaber News, CM trunk routes, including the A830 are currently under review trend is changing. Most of the world’s goods are transported by table discussions with our teenagers 12/7/12) and we will be informed once the review has been sea and some of the largest shipping companies have dramatically about various topics in it - that letter Thanks for your team’s last great considered. We were advised that, if there is a second phase changed the way they operate to halve their speeds, save fuel and about the Blar was really amazing! By the way, that bit about the Blar newsletter (HM) of installations of 30mph repeater vehicle activated signs, reduce pollution. Though driven by fuel prices it is nice to think (DI) Mor – I had absolutely no idea about Corpach will be added to the programme and the signs that perhaps some whales are a bit less stressed by noise and how important that bit of land was. It Everyone think’s fewer are killed by being run down by ships. So is it time to do the installed when funds are available. A great article about the Blar – I think brought a tear to my eye – I was really the newsletter’s Ken McCorquodale (Principal Planner, Highland Council) same on land for our own benefit? lots of people will agree it needed to touched by it. It really gave me an brilliant! (LW) In May, KCC decided to investigate extending the 30mph limit was our guest speaker at our meeting on 15th August. He be said. (DF) education. (PW) towards Annat Point to include the section of the A830 currently brought with him some drawings we had requested of the Blar Mor site and answered many questions we had on the with a 40mph limit, following several people raising concerns development. He told us that if the 10 acre site attained about road safety, particularly for pedestrians. There is a strong through developer contribution was not developed within 15 case for this. According to research cited in Scotland’s Road Safety years then ownership would revert to Lochiel and the £500k Framework, for every 1 mph reduction in average speed there is a would be returnable to the developer, but it would be most 5% reduction in accident frequency. For pedestrians, around 95% likely that the £500k would not be returned. Hugh Fraser, who are struck at speeds below 20 mph will survive, while at Director of Education Culture and Sports Service at the speeds between 20 mph and 40 mph nine out of ten people will Highland Council, has since stated (in a meeting on 23rd die. Scottish Government guidance to local authorities is also quite August, in which the Blar was discussed) that “the developer clear. It states that ‘Fear of traffic can affect people's quality of life Across has made clear that the community development monies in villages and it is self-evident that villages should have “some straight clues, some cryptic clues, some easy, some not so easy” 1 Approaching the places where hospital signs can be used on another site within Fort William if the Council comparable speed limits to similar roads in urban areas.
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