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Alerts and Events: England
These postings are provided to help publicize and provide examples of the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Ecotricity turbine construction in Bristol
Here is a time-lapse video showing the huge scale involved in the erection of a giant wind turbine.
Construction of Scout Moor Wind Farm
Paul Anderson of Ramsbottom documented the construction of the Scout Moor Wind Farm over the last 18 months, after Peel Holdings sent him on a health and safety induction and supplied him with all the safety gear and gave him unlimited site access to photograph the project. After supplying Peel with some 2,000 images, he used 14 of the 6,000 other images for a limited-edition calendar, and posted over 400 images on the Geograph web site: Click here.
Den Brook appeal granted for 24th and 25th July 2008
One of the key concerns of the residents who formed the Den Brook Judicial Review Group has been that noise issues relating to the proposed Den Brook Valley Wind Farm were not fairly addressed. The data used by RES, the wind farm developers, to determine noise levels was never made public. Finally after 3 years of lobbying, and a hearing at the High Court in March 2008, a few weeks ago RES released the background noise data, and professional experts . . .
Important Precedent to Assist Us All
Mid-Devon’s Den Brook wind farm saga has been going on for more than 4 years now. Our Judicial Review team are appalled by what they’ve recently discovered and are more than ever determined to try and achieve another important precedent to assist all who are, or who are likely to be, affected by wind turbine noise. Permission has been given to appeal the recent high court decision and we go to the Court of Appeal in only three weeks time, . . .
England, Hearings, Impacts, Publications •
Source: Protect Carsington and Hopton
Public Inquiry for proposed turbines in Carsington, Hopton, and Brassington
The Public Inquiry will start at 10am on Tuesday 1st July and last for 8 days. It will be based at the Derbyshire Dales District Council, Town Hall, Matlock. If you would like to present your views during the hearing, you must attend the opening session at 10am on the first day. The Planning Inspector will take your details and schedule some time for you to speak, probably during the second week. Click here for more information. (click picture to . . .
Beauty Corruption — Stop Benington Wind Farm
Click here to download an MP4 version of the “Beauty Corruption” video (23.4 MB). Click here to download an MP3 audio file of the “Beauty Corruption” song (3.7 MB). As you may know, there are plans to erect three huge wind turbines in the beautiful countryside of Benington. These three turbines, reaching 400 foot each, will destroy the beauty and peace of such a serene area, and will be seen for many miles around. I, myself, am not against wind . . .
You couldn't make it up!
I know that many of your friends follow our story with interest, so here’s the latest “episode”. The District Council undertook a period of monitoring at our home last October. They came to measure the noise for an hour a night on 26 nights. On the basis of this they decided that there was no statutory noise nuisance, and although there were three minor breaches of the planning permission they did not feel it appropriate to prosecute. This “result” then . . .
