The wind farm is designed to produce sufficient electricity to
meet the average annual demand of more than 7,600 homes. This is
approximately equivalent to the number of households in the wards
of Burnham on Crouch North, Burnham on Crouch South, Southminster,
Tillingham and Althorne.
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).
