RES is appealing against Maldon District Council's decision to
turn down its planning application for a 7-turbine wind farm at
Turncole Farm. The refusal relied heavily on the grounds of visual
impact, but RES is confident that Turncole Wind Farm will be an
asset to the area. If built, Turncole Wind Farm will bring an
economic boost to the local area in addition to helping to secure a
clean and renewable electricity supply without reliance on imported
and expensive fossil fuels.
RES is appealing against Maldon District Council's decision to
turn down its planning application for a 7-turbine wind farm at
Turncole Farm citing that the Council's Planning Committee has
neglected to acknowledge the demonstrable need for the UK to
develop more sustainable ways of producing electricity.
RES submitted plans for Turncole Wind Farm on 30th June 2011 but
on 24th October 2011 the Council's Planning Committee voted to
refuse the planning application on the predominant basis of visual
impact.
Jon Knight, Development Project Manager for Turncole
Wind Farm, commented:
"We believe we have a very strong case for appeal. We
have spent several years undertaking detailed studies of the
site and believe that Turncole Wind Farm will be an asset to the
area by taking advantage of the excellent wind speeds to help
secure a clean and renewable electricity supply."
A date and venue for the public inquiry will be announced in due
course.
Action for Renewables has produced a video rebutting the claims
made in the BBC's recent Panorama programme "What's fuelling energy
price rises?". The video is presented by the Chair of A4R, Tony
Juniper, and can be found below:
June 2011 - Wind Farm Planning Application
Submitted
RESispleasedto announce that Maldon
District Council formally accepted the Turncole Wind Farm planning
application on the 30th June 2011. Therenow
followsa period of consultation during whichthe Council will invitestatutory
consulteestocomment on the
project.Membersof the publiccan also register their views abouttheproposed wind farmby writing to Chris
Purvis,the Senior Development Control
Officer at Maldon District Council. The Turncole Wind Farm planning
application number is 10/01070/FUL.
March 2010 - Traffic study to investigate potential for
new wind farm
An empty delivery vehicle, capable of carrying the larger
components of wind turbines, has made its way from the A130 to
Southminster, to investigate the feasibility of developing a new
wind farm at Turncole Farm on the Dengie peninsula. Please click here to
read the press release (PDF, 81KB).
