Dear Mr Dingle
As promised I have set out below our initial planning assessment of your proposed wind turbine
Following my second site meeting, where we met with you to discuss the project, my colleague and I drove around the area to look at some key public viewpoints. These included a view from the Glynn Valley Crematorium, which I mentioned to you during our meeting. We heard the concerns they had and they have since written in with a lengthy objection which I have already sent to you.
I am mindful of the strong planning policy support locally and nationally for renewable energy schemes such as yours. My primary concern is the location of the proposal and the visual and landscape impact it would have in that location. The proposed location would have a particularly conspicuous effect on the views from the Crematorium in particular but also the wider landscape which comprises an Area of Great Landscape Value.
It is our overall view that the landscape and visual impact of the proposal would be so great as to override the positive benefits of the scheme.
We are also mindful of the concerns expressed by the Parish Councils and Local Members.
So far we haven’t taken further the noise issue because the above impacts are felt to be overriding and we did not want you to expend further time (and money) pursuing that particular issue any further.
Under these circumstances I consider the proposal is not one which I could recommend the planning authority to support. I therefore recommend the planning application is withdrawn and that further consideration is given to an alternative solution. We would like to discuss possible solutions with you if you wish, and one such solution could be to provide an appropriate enhanced turbine to replace the existing one in the same location as I gather that turbine does not work to full efficiency. It would also be located closer to the urban area and would not be in direct view from the Crematorium and could therefore reduce the overall visual and landscape impact. These are just my initial thoughts, and I would be happy to explore this further with you if you wish and examine the planning issues associated with that option.
I would be grateful for your confirmation how to wish to proceed with the current
planning application. If you wish to proceed, I am obliged to report this application
to the East Sub-
I am of course happy to discuss and issues further if need be.
Best regards,
Jess Nicholls
Natural Resources
Planning &Regeneration
Dear Mr. Nicholls
We are very disappointed to see you are recommending to refuse our planning application for a wind turbine and we are very very disillusioned with Green Cornwall after the conferences at Eden & County Hall last year, plus talk from Adrian Lea gave at Wadebridge Town Hall on 22/1/11.
All the people we have talked to so far, are very shocked by the attitude of the Glynn Valley Crematorium, in the manner they have objected to our turbine, by paying so much money to bring in a top consultant after you and Chris visited them on 20 Jan. Plus the crematorium not having any green credentials and strongly object to a wind turbine so far away when the steam train go's up and down frequently at the bottom of garden of rest, completely blanking out the valley with steam. And also not having any objection from our neighbours or the people of Bodmin and surrounding area, especially after Councilor Mick Martin article in the Cornish Guardian referring to a Giant Wind Turbine on outskirts of Bodmin.
Attached is the response to AONB objection from Cornwall Council, from Bill Andrews and a map showing view points.
Can you let me know a good time to ring you today to discus your proposals in your email below?
Regards
Graham
Hi Jess
As promised with our long chat this afternoon I have attached a news letter with the first article saying Fuel and Electricity Rationing by 2020 and the link below to the Government document.
teqs.net/report/APPGOPO_TEQs.pdf
This extract from the document says it all.
And in June 2010 Lloyds of London and Chatham House produced their ‘Sustainable
Energy
Security’ report, warning that businesses which fail to prepare could face
‘catastrophic
consequences’.
And Cornwall Council still thinks the outstanding natural beauty of our turbine site over looking the A30 duel carriageway and the back end of 4 industrial estates, which includes the back of Roach Foods is more important than above statement.
With the escalating price of diesel and run tractor or diesel engine pumps up to 24 hours a day on our liquid waste recycling facility and not being able to reduce our carbon footprint. How do we comply with above extract with out closing the waste facility?
Regards
Graham & Ron
The letter below is from the Cornwall Council Planning, recommending to refuse planing for our 500KW wind turbine at Callywith Farm. On the grounds of great landscape value around here.
Being less than 300m from A30 Dual Carriageway and next to the back of five industrial estates which we and our neighour got look at ever day. Plus the horrendous noise coming from the A30, which is 3.8 times the max noise permitted from our turbine at our neighours.
Installing a single 500KW wind turbine at our site would generate around 1750,000
Kilowatt-
Another two interesting points to consider are. It takes around 636,000 litres of diesel to generate 1750,000 KWh per year, this amount of diesel would run about 680 cars on average mileage of 12,000 miles per year.
From the council letter below.
It is our overall view that the landscape and visual impact of the proposal would be so great as to override the positive benefits of the scheme.
And perhaps the Council will still be saying this when we got Fuel & Electric rationing, in less than 10 years.
Also below is our two letters in reply to Council.