Drone Hill
| Operation Since | September 2012 |
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| Postcode | TD14 5NG |
| Local Authority Area | Scottish Borders |
| Technology | Onshore Wind |
| Installed Capacity | 28.60 |
About the Community
| Name of renewable energy project | Drone Hill Wind Farm |
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| Name of community benefit fund(s) | Drone Hill Community Fund |
| What community or communities are within the area of benefit | Those within the following community council areas: all within Scottish Borders; Cockburnspath and Cove; Coldingham; Grantshouse and Reston and Auchencrow. |
| Population of community/ communities | 4400 |
| Name of community organisation responding | Drone Hill Community Fund Advisory Panel |
| Name of governing body for the fund (If different) | Drone Hill Community Fund Advisory Panel |
| Does the body that governs this fund also oversee community benefit income from other developments on behalf of the community or communities that make up the area of benefit? If yes, please state which | |
| Name of Fund Administrator (If different) | Foundation Scotland |
| Contact's Name | Tom Black |
| tom@foundationscotland.org.uk | |
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Value of the Fund
What is the value of the community benefit fund as an equivalent rate of payment per MW per year:
£1398.00 per MW per year
Is the fund index linked?
Yes
About Fund Spend
| Do you have a community action plan (or similar) in place: | Yes |
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| Please detail the year in which the Plan was produced and the timescale the plan covers: | Not stated in plan. |
| If yes, has this plan informed the aims/priorities set for the Fund: | No |
| Provide a link if it is published online: | No |
| Built capital: such as community buildings, housing, broadband, etc. | Often |
| Social capital: events, celebrations, social groups, etc. | Often |
| Human capital: skills, know-how and confidence | Often |
| Natural capital: the local environment such as parks and woodlands, and access to this | Often |
| Cultural capital: conserving and promoting local history and heritage, cultural events etc. | Never |
| Political capital: citizen participation, improved representation, etc. | Rarely |
| Financial capital: local exchange systems, start-up grants to social enterprises etc. | Rarely |
| If other, please specify: | |
| Details of innovative or significant projects funded: | Full list available online: https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/drone-hill/ |
| How is the fund publicised: | Newspapers, Websites, Noticeboards, Community meetings, Facebook, Twitter |
| If other, please specify: |
Further Information
| Please link to any relevant online documentation on the Fund (e.g. Annual Report) | |
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| Please provide a link to any relevant community website/ social media profile: | |
| Any other relevant information you wish to provide: | A Community Action Plan was produced in April 2015 for the Grantshouse area only; there are no such plans currently in place for the remaining three areas. |
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