Plans for more wind turbines
Plans for a seven-turbine wind farm between Sutton Bridge and Tydd St Mary have been submitted to South Holland District Council.
RES, which hopes to build the wind farm, says it is pleased with the support and interest it has had in the area for the scheme during pre-application consultation meetings.
However, at a public meeting hosted by South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes and parish councillor Jenny Rowe, all but two of the 30 people attending voted against the plans after hearing evidence from Deeping St Nicholas couple Jane and Julian Davis.
The wind farm site will be on agricultural land in Tydd St Mary Marsh and RES says the turbines will have a 2MW capacity and be a maximum of 127m high to the tip of the blade.
It says the wind farm will generate enough electricity to meet the annual demand of 8,000 average homes or 24 per cent of the yearly consumption of South Holland houses.
Project manager Helen Hall said: “We are really pleased to see just how much support there is for this wind farm in the area.
“We have been told that the wind farm will be an important landmark locally and we have already had a great deal of interest in the benefits that the £28,000 per year community fund will bring to the area.
“The wind farm will provide much needed green, sustainable energy to contribute to the UK’s energy security and carbon reduction targets and provide valuable jobs and economic growth.”
The Environmental Statement and planning application will be available to view at the district council’s Spalding offices as well at Long Sutton Market House and libraries in Long Sutton and Wisbech.
RES says it will send information to residents about how to view the application.
A decision is expected to be taken in the autumn.
This montage from RES shows how they believe the wind farm will look if it goes ahead. The power station is on the right.
By Andrew Brookes
23 June 2009
Tags: Wind power, Wind energy
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