A 110m wind turbine proposed for Porteous Hill above Blueskin Bay has been described by local residents as "the wrong project in definitely the wrong place". Concerns ranged from the direct effect "an industrial scale wind turbine placed on the hill" would have on their enjoyment of their rural properties, the turbine becoming the focal point of their views, to what they perceived as a lack of consultation by the applicant company. The number of "built" structures in the area was "very minimal" and she would feel "incredibly torn if an industrial-scale wind turbine was placed on the hill". "As others have said, it seemed the proposed turbine is the wrong project in definitely the wrong place," Ms Atkinson said. A resident of Pryde Rd, the area with properties directly alongside the proposed turbine site and most affected by visual and acoustic amenity effects, agreed the features of rural lifestyle would remain, irrespective of whether the turbine was on Porteous Hill or not.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 30, 2017 18:22 UTC