Wind farm plan for moorland above Burnley and Bacup (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Wind farm plan for moorland above Burnley and Bacup
5:00pm Saturday 4th February 2012 in Burnley
CONTROVERSIAL plans for 125-metre high wind turbines on East Lancashire moorland have infuriated neighbours.
Proposals have been drawn up for another wind farm, by Kelda Power, on the moors between Burnley, Bacup and Todmorden.
Campaigners claim the South Pennines is falling victim to a ‘wind rush’, with the extension of the giant Scout Moor site and possible expansion of the Coal Clough development at Cliviger.
Coronation Power also secured planning permission for a three-turbine farm at Reaps Moss and a five-turbine development has been approved for nearby Todmorden Moor.
Further south from the current application, a 12-turbine wind farm is destined for Crook Hill, subject to problems with access arrangements.
Sarah Pennie, who has represented the Friends of South Pennines at wind farm public inquiries and is a project officer for Todmorden Moor Restoration Trust, said: “I am appalled - this is just another insult after all of the previous planning permissions.”
She is concerned about the impact on the proposed site, Inchfield Moor, especially if peat is removed to enable construction to begin.
She added: “It is not just about how they look - we know that from various appeals. But if they are removing peat then any carbon benefits which they hope to realise will be lost almost immediately.
“This is like a wind rush - these companies are rushing in for the subsidies before they run out.”
A spokesman for consultants Arcus Renewable Energy said: “Following initial site feasibility studies, it is considered that this site could optimally accommodate up to seven turbines with an approximate maximum blade tip height of 125m.”
The York-based agency will be conducting ecological, wildlife, noise and transport assessment, and a public consultation, in the run-up to a formal planning application being submitted this summer. The applicant is part of the Kelda Group, of which Yorkshire Water is a part.
Councillors in Burnley, Rossendale, Calderdale, Bury and Rochdale will be asked for their views, as well as Natural England.
Comments(12)
Stone Island.
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7:31pm Sat 4 Feb 12
nil bye mouth
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8:48pm Sat 4 Feb 12
Petermariner
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12:08am Sun 5 Feb 12
Wildman2011
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12:41am Sun 5 Feb 12
e tell me you're kidding
hairy mary
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1:32am Sun 5 Feb 12
Your ferret stinks
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12:39pm Sun 5 Feb 12
Now for sure thats got to be questionable, hasn't it?
Cha'mone MF
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1:26pm Sun 5 Feb 12
nice person
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5:22pm Sun 5 Feb 12
Cha'mone MF wrote:Hey... lol.
Just something else for the hairy Bacup cave dwellers to shout at other than the moon.
The only dwelling in caves round here are the cannabis growers :)
deejayfatboy
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1:01pm Mon 6 Feb 12
norfolkboy14
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4:47pm Mon 6 Feb 12
Are you disillusioned by rising electricity prices, over dependence on the "green" dream and the destruction of our countryside then please register your objection to the Government by GOOGLING "PETITION 22958" and following the link.
Please pass this message on to Councillors, members of your community and anyone else you know to persuade them to sign up too. If you are really concerned about wind turbines please write a letter promoting this petition to the Editors of your local newspapers.
Graham Hartley
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11:28pm Mon 6 Feb 12
Petermariner wrote:When wind speeds are considered to be too high, wind turbine blades are designed to cease rotating. This measure does not exclude all possibility of damage to the installation or its environment. There are ragtop reports exemplified by those found at www.dailymail.co.uk and the rest; rather dotty, but true.
If we are desperate for the output of these turbines to come "on-line" why are the ones that are already built not turning 100% of the time?
happycyclist says...
6:31pm Sat 4 Feb 12