November 2011
Nothing further has been heard from REG since their noise monitoring phase for the three proposed turbines ended several weeks ago. FORCE can reveal that there is already a noise complaint relating to the three existing turbines. This was first submitted to Allerdale in early 2010, having previously been reported to REG with little response. Thirteen households are affected and at least four of them have taken matters further. Allerdale's Environmental Health Protection Department is currently dealing with this. We understand that noise monitoring equipment will shortly be installed at the properties in question.
October 2011
Noise monitoring is now complete and we wait to see what REG's next move will be!
Tuesday 23rd August 2011
Matt Olley, a development manager from REG (formerly known as Cornwall Light and Power) visited several properties in close proximity to the wind farm to install sound monitoring equipment. The hardware was actually put in place by a company called Hayes Mackenzie which specialises in acoustics. Also present was a representative from Allerdale's Department of Environmental Health who had come to oversee the process, because Allerdale is currently dealing with a noise complaint submitted by several local residents in relation to the exisiting three turbines.
In answer to questions posed to him by members of FORCE, Matt Olley was able to tell us that REG are likely to be applying for three more turbines as soon as they have the noise data - so this is likely to be within weeks rather than months. REG is also planning to put on a public exhibition in Boltons Parish Hall along similar lines to the one held by Your Energy back in July. Your Energy is the developer proposing to build eight turbines on land adjacent to High Pow (Please see page on Little Waver for further information).
We were also able to establish that the three new turbines are likely to be more or less in line with the existing ones, except that one of them will be on the opposite side of the road, closer to High Pow Farm. They will be towards the north but not in the next field as it does not belong to the same landowner. hey will therefore be two fields closer to the villages of Bolton Low Houses and Bolton New Houses than the existing turbines.
Older Information
A scoping (preliminary investigation) has been carried out by Cornwall Light and Power (REG) with a view to doubling the size of the existing wind farm from 3 turbines to 6. This is in close proximity to the seperate development proposed at Little Waver for 8 turbines by Your Energy. Details available here.
To date there has been no public consultation by CLP but at a public exhibition by Your Energy held at Boltons Parish Hall on 12th and 13th July, 115 signatures were collected as a petition opposing both developments. Please see the Little Waver page for details.
An action group is in the process of being formed, and we will update this page as the situation changes.
Interestingly we note that the agent acting on behalf of CLP is the former head of planning at Allerdale Borough Council, Ric Outhwaite. Some of his views, whilst working for Allerdale, on the proliferation of windfarms can be read in the following articles:
July 2011
Plans are being drawn up for an additional three turbines to be situated adjacent to these three already built at High Pow Farm. This is additional to the eight turbines being proposed by Your Energy at ‘Little Waver Wind Farm’. Altogether there are currently plans afoot for a total of fourteen turbines in this little pocket of land.
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