Broadview Energy is seeking to build six wind turbines on farmland east of the M5 about 1km south of Rooksbridge. The current proposal is for six turbines each with a height of 140m to the tip of the blades. The company has been consulting on their proposals and has offered community benefits. The response has been mixed ranging from some people objecting to any development that impacts adversely on residents to others accepting that the proposal would make a positive contribution to renewable energy. This range of views was reflected at a recent meeting of the Allerton Environmental Group. You are invited to respond to the poll on the right hand side of this page and also to comment (by clicking on comments below) - perhaps expanding on your poll response for example saying the height of turbines which you consider to be acceptable or why the development should or should not go ahead..
I have voted for probably but lower, however, I am not sure that wind turbines will ever add significantly to energy production in the UK and they are an expensive method of generation, so really I think the whole strategy should be debated at a higher level.
ReplyDelete140m is far too high ...They would appear higher than Brent Knoll from most elevations in our village.I would support turbines in that location of up to 70m high. ie the height of the curent met mast.
ReplyDeleteI am of the view that we shall need all the renewable energy we can get. Wind farms are particularly suitable as a contribution to meet the need for electricity because they use a free resource and do not have a permanent impact on the countryside (since they can be removed when no longer needed). I have recently seen turbines of a similar height along motorways in Germany and believe siting turbines adjacent to motorways is desirable not least because the motorway noise drowns any noise from the turbines. This does not imply that they should be built at Rooksbridge - this depends on the impact on local residents. Lower turbines might also be necessary on that site. We need to see detailed plans before reaching a final view. Frances Good
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