One complaint was received by the Environmental Health department in relation to a noisy turbine at Hunterston test site.
The matter is currently being investigated, while North Ayrshire Council are due to make a decision on whether to approve the extension of SSE’s test turbine site at the North Ayrshire Council planning committee on Wednesday 8 March.
As reported last week, the noise matter was raised at the Fairlie Community Council meeting, and on the evening of the problem, 1 February, there were eight people reported feeling or hearing the effects of the turbine.
Fairlie Community Councillor David Telford added: “There is another factor that scientists are beginning to understand - amplitude modulation - the way the pulses come at you. It always occurred to me with two turbines at Hunterston - you could have the big sound waves from the Mitsubishi hitting the cranes and then coming to Fairlie causing the damage. The problem is it is such a new science that nobody understands it.
“The evidence is growing - and why should Fairlie be made a guinea pig when this test turbine site was only given planning permission for five years - it is incorrect.”
A North Ayrshire Council spokesperson said: “Environmental Health received one complaint about noise coming from the Hunterston Test Facility during the night in question.
“This complaint is currently being investigated and the operator is working with Environmental Health to ensure that the turbines meet relevant noise parameters.
“Any resident who has significant concern about their health should seek medical assessment from their GP.”
The local authority have been advised by NHS Ayrshire & Arran Consultant in Public Health Medicine that scientific evidence does not support a causal link between wind turbines and ill health.
Last October, the NHS issued a statement by Dr Elvira Garcia, Consultant in Public Health Medicine when similar problems were reported at Fairlie Community Council.
Dr Garcia said: "NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Public Health department is not aware of an increase in the number of people who have reported feeling dizzy in Fairlie or the surrounding areas.
"Current evidence suggests it is unlikely that people are physically affected by low-frequency sound like that is emitted by wind turbines."