Please note the following temporary road closures in the next week:
Road restrictions during Edinburgh RC Cycling Club race on Sunday 7th October (Gifford and Duns Road) – details attached 309_Road Closure.
Road between West Lodge and Papple Farm to be closed on Friday 12th October 8am-5pm, for tree felling – details attached 308_Road Closure.
Notification has also been received from ELC Planning department regarding the following:
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 SECTION 36: APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CRYSTAL RIG IV WIND FARM WITHIN THE PLANNING AUTHORITY AREAS OF EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL AND SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL
East Lothian Council have been consulted by Scottish Ministers on an application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act for construction of a windfarm. The proposed development is in the Lammermuir Hills, immediately to the south of the existing Crystal Rig Wind farms. All the of the proposed turbines are within Scottish Borders Council area however the access to the development will make use of the existing tracks to the north, which is within East Lothian.
The applicant is seeking consent for 35 years for 11 wind turbines, ancillary development including transformers, crane pads, tracks and borrow pits, as well as forestry felling. The turbines will be 4 up to 149.9m; 3 at up to 174.5m, and 4 at up to 200m. Aviation lighting is included. Access to the site from the public road network would follow the same route as used for the existing Crystal Rig Wind Farms. The route leaves the A1(T) north of the Innerwick junction in East Lothian and follows minor public roads past Thurston for 4.5 km up to a point midway between Upperhall Farm and Elmscleugh Farm. At this point the route leaves the public highway and continues on a private track adjacent to the 400 kV pylon line southwest wards. The access route then follows the pylon line onto the site.
The application documentation can be viewed at the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit website www.energyconsents.scot by:
– clicking on Search tab; then,
– clicking on Simple Search tab; then,
– typing Crystal Rig Wind Farm into Search by Project Name box then clicking on Go; then
– clicking on ECU00000607 and then click on Documents tab.
It is also available to view on the application website at https://fredolsenrenewables.com/windfarms/crystal-rig-iv/
If you wish to send any comments to me for consideration in compiling East Lothian Council’s response to this application please do so by by October 10th 2018. This will not affect consideration of any comments you have made or do make directly to the Scottish Ministers or the Energy Consents Unit.
Regards,
Jean Squires
Planning Service: East Lothian Council: John Muir House: HADDINGTON: EH41 3LH
Tel: 01620 827370
Website: www.eastlothian.gov.uk/ldp
Tom Gallivan from WHP Telecoms Ltd is carrying out a Prior Consultation regarding a proposed telecoms mast just outside Garvald and advises the following:
This mast is part of the Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) Digital Strategy for Scotland which seeks to facilitate the deployment of 4G LTE infill coverage for areas where this does not yet exist and where it is unlikely that the commercial industry will invest in the near to medium-term future, given the economic challenges of doing so. These areas are often referred to ‘Not Spots’.
You may already appreciate the background to this. Funding has been committed by the Scottish Government and secured from the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’) to support a plan to extend mobile service coverage across communities in otherwise hard-to-reach areas of Scotland or known telecommunication ‘Not-Spots’ where there is a local interest to do so.
WHP have been appointed by Scottish Government to build the new mast network and attract mobile operators to deploy sites in these Not Spots. Consequently, we would like to invite your feedback regarding the proposed mast at Garvald as per the documents below.
Garvald has a lot of transient visitors and a local population who have requested mobile phone coverage.
Scottish Government community consultation is open until the 8th of October 2018: https://consult.gov.scot/digital-directorate/scottish-4g-infill-programme-consultation/
For this site, however, we are not planning on moving forward until we have full community feedback and I have allowed 4 weeks for this (i.e. until the 30th October). Please let us have any feedback after you have read the documents below.
Many thanks,
Tom Gallivan FRICS (Registered Valuer) WHP Telecoms Ltd
WHP Telecoms Ltd, Office 44, The Bonds, 2 Anderson Place, Edinburgh, EH6 5NP
www.whptelecoms.com
Privacy: Your information will be used only in the gathering of community opinion about the installation of a telecoms mast in Garvald. Your data will be kept secure according to WHP Telecoms’ Privacy Policy: http://www.whptelecoms.com/privacy-policy/
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On Monday 1st October there will be a Knitting Night – a chance for a knit and a natter as we try to produce a few more poppies for the Centenary Remembrance display.
As 2018 marks the centenary of the end of WW1 there will be a very special Remembrance Day in November. We will be decorating Garvald Church with knitted and crocheted poppies. If you’d like to help, a knitting pattern is attached here and crochet patterns can be found by searching on-line.
The Knitting Night is on Monday 1st October from 7 – 9 pm in the Stables (down by the church). Everyone welcome. Even if you can’t/won’t knit you could come and help attach poppies to the display. Thank you!
Please be aware of an Amber Weather Warning from the Met Office, for wind affecting East Lothian between 8am and 5pm on Wed 19th September.
Please take care and ensure garden items are tied down or removed before the expected wind arrives.
Storm Ali is expected to bring a very windy spell of weather with gusts of 65-75 mph inland. What to expect:
Competition open to young filmmakers under the age of 19. Send in your one minute film made using any device – phone, tablet, camera. For more details, see the poster.
The apples and plums in the village hall orchard are now ready for picking. Please help yourself.
A reminder that the next meeting of Garvald and Morham Community Council will be on Monday 20 August at Morham Village Hall at 7pm.
Professor David Walsh of the Glasgow Centre for Population Health is visiting Dunbar to give a talk on health inequalities. It will be in Dunbar Parish Church Hall on 15 August 2018 at 6.30 pm. All are welcome to attend.
Two planning applications have been lodged by Lothian Broadband with East Lothian Council for the erection of two masts; one up on the river banking opposite the village hall and one on the hill behind the village hall. The masts will provide high speed broadband with improved service levels from Lothian Broadband to residents of Garvald and surrounding area. As part of this project, Lothian Broadband will also provide a wifi connection to the shelter in the park at no cost to the community. The planning application can be viewed on the ELC website:
https://pa.eastlothian.gov.uk/online-applications/
Either search for ‘Garvald’ or Reference Numbers 18/00679/P and 18/00680.