Pollie Hill Windfarm- CC comments on Scoping Report here

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Next RCC Meeting is on Monday 3 Feb 2025 at 1930 in the Hall. Agenda here

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Christmas Newsletter is here

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Acheilidh Windfarm has been objected to by Highland Council. This triggers a Public Local Inquiry.

 

Autumn Newsletter is out- featuring Hope Gordon, Sandy's retiral and much more

 

Rogart Place Plan Draft Plan  available here

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Community Council Meeting 07.10.24.  Agenda here

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Rogart Place Plan The Community Survey is now live. The Place Plan is designed to inform the Highland Council's Local Development Plan. Have your say. Find it on Facebook, or click here  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RogartLPP , or pick up a printed survey form in the shop (there is a box for completed forms). Please do this by the end of July.

 

Acheilidh Windfarm Rogart CC response is here

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SSE Gordonbush  Panel vacancy for Rogart resident- closing date 01 July

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May Newsletter

Available here. (02/05/24)

 

Next CC Meeting is on Monday 3 June at 1930 in the Hall. We will being receiving a presentation from Invenergy on the proposed Creag Dhubh Windfarm (west of Achnaluachrach). (02/05/24)

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Community Council Jottings (080424)

Chleansaid Windfarm developers presented at the recent Community Council meeting. Construction of the 16 turbine, 96MW windfarm near Dalnessie at the head of the River Brora is expected to start in 2026 with energising in July 2027. The CC has requested full engagement on the transport plan which may see up to 186 HGV movements per day through the village.

Pylon Line There is to be a member's debate on this in the Scottish Parliament on the 2/5/24.  The route of the planned 400KV line is almost certainly to the east of the parish, via Ben Sallachy, Kinnauld or Aberscross and Eiden and is likely to be fixed over the summer. Meanwhile feedback on the Loch Buidhe substation pre-application is open until 28/4/24 at https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/carnaig

Place Plan The CC has been awarded £20k from Gordonbush to conduct a Place Plan, which will build on the Community Consultation of 2016, and inform The Highland Council’s Local Development Plan.

Rogart Community Forum The CC is in negotiation with SSE to access the annual £25k Gordonbush Extension funds and distribute it by grant to the voluntary groups in the parish to cover core, fixed costs and training.

Grants Rogart needs to make more applications to Gordonbush and Kilbraur! Microgrants up to £500 are available from the CC for community projects and can be applied for by unconstituted groups.

Dog Fouling Dog owners are reminded of the need to pick up after their pets. There have been complaints about mess in Corry Meadow in particular. Signs and dog poo bins have been put up around the hotspots.

 

Community Council Meeting

The next meeting is on  Monday 8 April 2024 in the Hall at 1930 . We hope to have Chleansaid Windfarm developers in attendance.Agenda here (02/04/24)

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Loch Buidhe Substation

SSE Consultation event was held in the Hall on  14 March. The 400kv  pylon line came up, with the route now most likely to be Loch Hourn-Sallachy-Aberscross- Eiden. (02/04/24)

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Christmas Lights

Special thanks to Tommy Sutherland, John Murray and Seamus Allan for the Christmas lights, and to Bob and Louise Meeres for supplying the tree (19/01/23)

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Acheilidh Windfarm

The Community Council poll carried out through the Newsletter produced 102 responses, with 100 residents opposed to the proposal, and 2 in favour. (19/01/24)

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Acheilidh Windfarm

Developers Energie Kontor held a consultation event in the Hall on 8 November. The proposal is now 6 x 230m and 6 x 200m turbines. The planning application is expected to be lodged by the end of the year. See here for details. (22/11/23)

 

Newsletter

December 24 edition available here.

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SSEN Powerlines

SSEN plan to publish  publish the Spittal – Loch Buidhe – Beauly 400kV project Report on Consultations  during the week commencing 27 November. This reports provide a summary of the feedback received and how it has been considered, which options they will take forward to the next stage of the development process and any changes to options initially consulted on. The Community Council will be taking part in an online briefing for CCs on 5 December. (22/11/23)

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St Callan's Church

A public meeting on the future of the church was held on 5 November. It was attended by 38 people. There was a unanimous to launch a community bid to acquire the building.  (10/11/23)

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Newsletter

July  edition available here

 

SSEN Powerlines

Community Councillors have attended a public meeting at Brora with SSEN, and a separate meeting with Maree Todd MSP and Jamie Stone MP who are to write to Ofgem and Energy Minster Grant Shapps MP respectively.  There is no planning application on the table at the moment. SSEN were overwhelmed with responses to their consultation and will be carrying out further community engagement in the autumn. Both proposed routes impact the parish of Rogart as Loch Buidhe is the destination.

 

Acheilidh Windfarm

The Community Council will be inviting Energie Kontor to our August 21 meeting, as a follow up to their most recent engagement session in the Hall. A planning application is some way off, pending additional survey work.

 

Place Plan

The Community Council are invited to put together a local Place Plan by June 2024. “Local Place Plans allow communities to submit ideas and proposals for their area, which can be taken into consideration while the Local Development Plan is being prepared”, and it will be a precursor to a refresh of the Community Development Plan of 2016.

 

Community Benefit Funds- Legacy Project 

We have been invited to consider a significant c.£200k project, using funds drawn down from future(2040) Gordonbush windfarm money.  If you have your own thoughts on what the village needs,  please contact the Community Council.

 

Gala

Special thanks to all those who worked so hard to make the 2023 Rogart Gala such a success.

 

Community Council Elections

And finally, elections will be held for the Community Council in November 2023. Please consider putting yourself forward to ensure that the Council is representative of our community.

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