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When:  Thursday 18^th May 2023

Where: Ford Village Hall

Time:    6pm – 7pm

Dunadd Community Council have been discussing Community Benefit/ Shared Ownership schemes that can come from windfarm developments.  These discussions have focussed on ensuring that funds are used equitably.

As a result of discussions Dunadd Community Enterprise have offered to manage the receipt of applications, conduct due diligence and make recommendations to a separate decision making body made up of residents on proposals.  This is the process that is used in Tarbert & Skipness.  Other options could be to have the funds held by an organisation like Foundation Scotland.

We would like to invite all residents of Dunadd (Kilmichael, Kilmartin, Slockavullin, Ford and the environs) along to get views on how Community Funds should be managed.  This is purely an information gathering session. 

If you are unable to attend the meeting please email any feedback to secretary@dunaddcc.org.

Further information can be found here –

Executive Summary – Community benefits from onshore renewable energy developments – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Shared Ownership of Onshore Renewable Energy Developments – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

We are Local Energy Scotland · Local Energy Scotland

Please find below details of the consultation which is open until the 24th May

http://www.energyconsents.scot/

– click on the Search tab; then,

– click on Simple Search tab; then,

– type  An Carr Dubh into Search by Project Name box and then clicking on Go; then,

– click on ECU00004781 and then clicking on Documents tab then clicking on the Application Documents tab.

Please see below information on an upcoming drop in session on the 23rd March for Kilmartin Museum –

Improved Parking in Kilmartin — Kilmartin Museum

DCC’s next meeting will take place on Thursday 30^th March 2023 at 19.30.  This meeting will be face to face and held in the Glassary, Kilmartin and Ford Parish Church, Barrmor View – Kilmartin.   
All members of the public are welcome.  Our agendas and minutes can be found on our website www.dunaddcc.org.
At the next meeting we will be discussing our stance on windfarm proposals and looking at the options for setting up a Community Funding scheme – also on our agenda is traffic calming measures in Kilmartin, Kilmichael and Ford, an update from Kilmartin Museum and Dunadd Community Enterprise.
Dunadd CC are run by volunteers and at our next AGM in May, our current Chair and Treasurer are looking to step down from their roles.  In order for Dunadd CC to continue, we urgently require new members.  We meet every two months via zoom.  Please consider joining.  Come along and chat to us on the 30^th March.  Without new members, we are at risk of stopping.

Our next meeting will be held on the 25th January 2023 (please note this is a day earlier than originally advertised) at 19.30 via zoom. Please email secretary@dunaddcc.org for joining instructions.

Please find below details of a proposal for Torran, Ford.

There will be a drop-in session in the Ford village hall on the 27th of October between 4.30pm and 6.30pm.

The consultation period closes on the 30th of November 2022.

Torran Land Management Plan – Forestry and Land Scotland

If you would like to join Dunadd CC please fill in a nomination pack which can be found in the below link. The closing date is 4pm on the 3rd November.

Community Council By-Elections – 15 December 2022 (argyll-bute.gov.uk)

Please find the link to the planning application for Glasvaar Windfarm.

22/01380/PP | Construction of wind farm comprising of 11 wind turbines (maximum blade tip height of 149.9 m), formation of new access tracks, erection of substation/control buildings, external transformer, met mast, installation of 2 storage containers and welfare facilities, formation of temporary construction compound and other ancillary infrastructure | Land East Of Kilmartin And North East Of Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute (argyll-bute.gov.uk)