Residents get the chance to scrutinise Vale of Leven windfarm proposals

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Developers behind proposals for a wind farm in the Vale of Leven that could power more than 50,000 homes must work alongside the community to shape the plans, councillors have stressed.Last week, Glasgow based Coriolis Energy held drop-in exhibitions to allow locals to study their proposals, which would see 10 turbines of up to 250m in height built on land around Auchenreoch Moor.A number of concerns have been raised, including over noise, with residents in Bonhill raising fears that construction traffic could make their way along quiet residential streets.Deputy council leader and Leven ward member, Councillor Michelle McGinty said: “One of the big concerns I have is around the potential impact of noise on local residents who would be closest to the site such Bonhill, Bellsmyre, Dalmonach, and Gartocharn.“The risk of noise pollution is a huge issue and I would expect this to be fully examined so that potential mitigation can be considered so that the wellbeing of local residents is taken into account for any future development.“I would encourage as many local residents as possible to take part in the consultation to ensure that their views are heard.”One resident, who attended the exhibition, raised concerns over the transportation of the turbines.He told the Lennox Herald: “Transporting turbine masts, huge masts, heavy turbines and all the other kit up to the top of a windswept hill is no easy feat.“Think of how you get a 1,000 tonne crane up to the top of the hill, what it travels on, what it sits on when it does the lift of the towers, the turbines and the blades.“The blades come from Denmark and will come into Glasgow where they will be transported along the A82 to Lomondgate roundabout, the Stag Roundabout and then