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HELP US STOP TURBINES AT RAYBURN LAKE
Please would you support our campaign to stop giant wind turbines going up around Wingates and Rayburn Lake.
We need to write as many letters as possible to the Council before 19th November 2009 telling them why you object to the RES Park Head proposals.
BASIC SITUATION
These turbines are giants, 127m high, and will overwhelm Wingates village completely (and that’s without even thinking about the proposed 20+ further turbines threatening to be put up in this area).
Alongside these problems, these giant turbines would cause untold damage to our unique and spectacular landscape and threaten the natural habitats of a multitude of wildlife. There is new evidence highlighting health related problems with these enormous turbines.
Bear in mind too that once the tonnes of concrete are in the ground, these industrial structures are here to stay for decades to come.
To give you an idea of scale, these turbines are more than twice the height of the largest electricity pylons (63m) marching across the land already. These turbines are 6 times taller than the angel of the North.
WHO TO WRITE TO:
If you are willing to write a letter, you should object in writing to Mrs Sue Birnie at the Planning Office.
Please be sure to refer to “Rayburn Lake” and quote the reference number 09/00154/RENEIA
CONTACT METHODS:
1. You can e-mail her at planning@northumberland.gov.uk
2. online at http://planning.northumberland.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?caseno=KQ5VTGLW00400
3. Post your letter to:
Mrs Sue Birnie, Senior Planning Officer
Central Development Management Team
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
4. Send a copy of your letter to your councillor (see attachment for details)
WHAT TO WRITE:
More detail on the issues you can raise in your letter is set out in the attachment – but basically........
Don’t Write About:
Objections based on the following issues are NOT relevant under planning law (even though they are relevant in reality, these are not arguments which are relevant at this stage of proceedings).
· Biomass or other alternative renewable energies
· The people involved (landowner, developer etc)
· The money involved (the fact that you are subsidising this through your electricity bills without consultation or acceptance)
· Any subsidies the developer might be receiving (which they do, and this is one of the reasons they are so keen to get these giant turbines up, before Government moves subsidy onto different forms of renewable energy)
· The efficiency of wind power
· Any personal reasons.
Do Write About:
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAKE YOUR OBJECTIONS ON PLANNING GROUNDS, which include:
1. Damage to Landscape Character
2. Amenity
3. Damage to the Local Economy
4. Impact on nature conservation
5. Cultural heritage
6. Impact on living conditions nearby, including noise & other pollution – this includes any health worries you might have
7. Cumulative impact of the other schemes being proposed around Wingates.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR CAMPAIGN.
Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
~Will Rogers