Windfarm

After winning our objection to the original planning decision, the government initially wanted to limit the scope of the new enquiry to just two days, with the same inspector, who would not consider any new evidence. However, our legal team’s endurance has now secured a FULL new enquiry with a NEW Inspector. This is great news and means we can offer any evidence including the results of new research and findings about the effects wind farms can have on people and communities.

• The outer turbines if built will have to have aviation lighting causing light pollution that we are lucky enough not to have in this area at present

• The last enquiry took no account of the amount of electricity that will be generated in relation to the huge environmental impact it will have in this special area.

• As you will be aware Bradwell is one of the areas designated for a new Nuclear Power station if the government go ahead with this plan, plus the 48 wind turbines being built off the coast at Gunfleet Sands surely says that we are “doing our bit” towards creating green energy. The site is due to be in full production by 2010.

• Wind Shear was not taken into account in the last enquiry. This is important as the wind speeds at the height of the turbine blades can be faster than speeds closer to the ground. Higher wind speeds make blades turn faster and create more noise than predicted by measurements taken closer to the ground. So previous noise readings could easily be grossly underestimated

Please try and find the time to voice any new objections and concerns you may have as this will demonstrate that the villages of Tillingham and Bradwell are still opposed to the wind farm as strongly as they were before.

The new enquiry is scheduled to take place in July and Battle and the legal team have enlisted qualified experts to state the case and provide convincing evidence why the Inspector should reject the proposal.

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