A controversial bid for a 149ft wind turbine in the north-east is due to be resolved tomorrow.
Aberdeenshire councillors are expected to rule on an application for the turbine at Upper Culphin, Cornhill, near Banff.
The original scheme – later amended – envisaged two turbines and attracted 32 letters of objection and six in support.
A revised application, for one turbine, was tabled after concerns that a pair might not comply with noise limits. The mast of the turbine would be more than 100ft high and the height to the blade tip would be 149ft.
Banff and Buchan councillors deferred consideration of the application in December for a site visit, which took place on Tuesday, January 10. The issue will be debated tomorrow at a meeting in Banff.
Objectors have raised fears including the possible impact on wildlife and the proximity to houses and the effect on tourism.
Concerns have also been voiced on the cumulative effect of turbines in the countryside and the “industrialisation” of rural areas.
Supporters claim the turbine will help meet energy needs and say the scale is appropriate and the development will support farming diversification.
Aberdeenshire Council planning officers have recommended planning permission should be granted, with a number of conditions.
Planner Katherine Donnachie said the “relatively small scale of the single turbine” would not affect the landscape to the extent it should be turned down.
She said: “The concerns of objectors have been assessed but, on balance, it is not considered these are reasons to refuse the application.”
The planning officers have suggested a number of conditions which should be met before consent is passed.
These include an agreement about measures to rectify any television or radio interference, and an assessment on the possible impact of a turbine on bats.