A community council opposes the construction of a solar farm on the Isle of Cumbrae, as it will have a detrimental impact on a local wildlife sanctuary. Despite the opposition, the Scottish government has approved the project, overruling the decision of the North Ayrshire Council. The proposed site is a designated Special Landscape Area and Local Nature Conservation Site, housing endangered species and priority habitats.
A community council fears a solar farm on the Isle of Cumbrae will devastate a local wildlife sanctuary . The decision to build the farm on the proposed site, Wee Minnemoer, has been opposed by Cumbrae Community Council for the past seven years. The scheme will now go ahead after the Scottish government overruled a unanimous cross-party decision by North Ayrshire Council to reject the plan. The site is a designated a Special Landscape Area (SLA) and Local Nature Conservation Site (LNCS).
It is home to 20 endangered species of bird and seven priority habitats.Architect Dr Gregor Harvie, spokesperson for the community council, said the proposed site - next to the highest point of the island - has an extremely complex topography, with steep undulating slopes, huge rocky outcrops and widespread boggy areas. "It will not be possible to build the solar farm without completely devastating this important wildlife sanctuary," he said, adding that the developers would have to level the sit
Solar Farm Isle Of Cumbrae Wildlife Sanctuary Community Council Scottish Government North Ayrshire Council Special Landscape Area Local Nature Conservation Site Endangered Species Priority Habitats
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