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  1. In Topic: planning application

    Posted 25 Jan 2010

    I've just found out about this proposal, objections have to be in by Wednesday 27th!

    What happened at the local exibition that was being arranged, did I miss it?
    What was the outcome of the proposed resident liason scheme discussed at the parish council meeting?
    Has anyone seen any developers montages as to the projected impact on the landscape.
    Have the details been decided then :blink:

    FenMan

    Link to application summary


    Notification of Receipt of Planning Application

    Application Reference: 09/1067/S36

    Proposal: Application for consent to construct and operate a wind energy electricity generating station.

    Location: Land At Six Hundred Farm Six Hundred Drove East Heckington

  2. In Topic: Noise

    Posted 17 Sep 2009

    View Post Jane Davis, on 10 September 2009 - 05:13 PM, said:

    http://www. bbc.co.uk...day_10_09_2009/

    Basically this is a good, balanced article on noise pollution from wind turbines. I would like to correct a few "mistakes" from the BWEA. If we only heard the noise you get standing underneath a turbine we wouldn't have had to move out! Turbines are tall structures. It is an accepted scientific fact that noise can propagate outwards, particularly when it has a significant low frequency component. The Independent Consultants mentioned work 99% of their time for wind farm Developers. At no point have they ever stated there are no problems with noise at our house, and indeed at Public Inquiries, in their evidence they accept that we do have a significant problem. The months of expensive equipment was actually 4 and a half weeks of poorly maintained kit, which broke down on some of the noisiest nights and was actually 3 years ago, they have been asked to return by the Local Government Ombudsman, but to date have not found the time to do so. The Salford Report has been blown apart by the Renewable Energy Foundation. Local Councils have neither the resources nor the expertise to be able to bring a Statutory Noise Case against a Wind Farm Company, nor enforce the planning conditions under the unenforceable ETSU-R-97. This is being looked into by DEFRA. People should realise that the BWEA is effectively a trade union which only represents the interests of Wind Farm Developers, and does not compare with the NFU. And remember we did not oppose the wind farm, we welcomed it, and now we are the 8th family to have had to abandon our home.
    And we won a Valuation Tribunal Case (that now stands as case law) that acknowledge that the proximity of the wind farm near our home had diminished the peace and quiet that was the amenity that was our home and thus decreased its market value.


    Link to original topic - click here (Farming Today! NOISE POLLUTION & BWEA LIES)


    Thanks for the clarification Jane.

    I'm no expert, but would agree that windfarm noise cannot be judged by standing under a single turbine.
    You can stand underneath a wind turbine and hold a conversation, of course you can, the noise is 125 metres up in the air and noise projects, it does not drop like a stone!
    Noise carries, and on the fens it can carry a long way because there's nothing to stop it.

    FenMan

  3. In Topic: Public Meetings

    Posted 8 Sep 2009

    Excellent turnout at the Public meeting last night kindly organised by Heckington Parish Council, and I'm grateful to all that attended. Many thanks to those who spoke on behalf of the residents of Heckington Fen and East Heckington, and thanks to the representives from Ecotricity for attending to discuss our concerns regarding the siting of turbines in our community.
    With many unanswered questions on the night, Ecotricity agreed residents could submit them on a formal basis through the Council.
    We can assume Ecotricity will be monitoring this site now JamieB from the planning dept at Ecotricity is a validated member posting under the username 'Ecotricity' and I hope the proposals will be openly discussed on this forum.
    I look forward to seeing continued input from Ecotricity to ensure the debate does not become too one sided, and I'm sure I can speak on behalf of other members of this forum in thanking Ecotricity for their contribution to date.
    FenMan

  4. In Topic: What an example

    Posted 8 Sep 2009

    Plans to switch off the air-conditioning and instead open windows at the Department for Energy and Climate Change have been scrapped after staff complained about the noise - read that with amusement, but here's a thought....

    If the Government wanted to encourage energy saving on a national level, then why not supply or at least subsidise electricity monitors to all households? I have one of these units in my home, and believe me nothing focuses the mind more when you see real time electricity consumption displayed in terms of cost per hour, it's truly enlightening :o

    Of course this only works for people who are serious about saving energy, carbon emissions and money, but considering the enormous public subsidies available for the construction of windfarms, I wonder why a scheme such as this was not introduced years ago?

    FenMan


  5. In Topic: Heckington Fen Windfarm

    Posted 31 Aug 2009

    Welcome to the Heckington Fen section of the Windfarms forum JamieB, good to have you join.

    View PostJamieB, on 28 August 2009 - 09:10 AM, said:

    You mention that you are concerned that as a resident you will not be able to object to any application for a wind park.

    I am still trying to come to terms with the trauma of having 'your biggest windfarm project to date' thrust upon us where planning permission had been sought for a wind monitoring mast before local residents were fully consulted on the proposed number of turbines first :angry:

    View PostJamieB, on 28 August 2009 - 09:10 AM, said:

    It's important to state that putting in a wind mast application does not automatically mean we will also put in a wind farm application.

    Maybe so, but I am still concerned that a planning application for a wind monitoring mast (being a possible precursor for a windfarm) will have an immediate negative impact on property prices and saleability in the local area. I am sure that this was the interpretation arrived at by the District Judge who awarded substantial compensation to a family from Marton in Cumbria, because a vendor failed to disclose a wind farm proposal for just seven 40 metres turbines 500 metres away!

    It is little more than a matter of common sense to realise that a windfarm on the proposed scale of 'around 30' may seriously affect property prices.

    Given two identical rural properties, one of which with a proposed windfarm application of 30+ turbines, I know where I would want to invest my money!

    Article from Times Online - Wind farms ruin peace, says judge

    FenMan

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