Glebe Farm, Callington – Appeal dismissed.

I’m please to tell you that this application has been dismissed by the Planning Inspector on the grounds of adverse effect on the Grade 1 listed churches of South Hill and Linkinhorne.

The Inspectors report on the Glebe Farm application contains important information concerning the reasons for the dismissal and should be read by all interested in preventing wind turbines from being built in their local area.

To read the Inspectors report please click on the following:-

Callington Appeal INSPECTOR’S DECISION

 

 

 

 

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New Venn Farm Lamerton – New site for Turbine

 

 

After some correspondence with Mosscliff Environmental they confirm the exact location of the New Venn Farm Wind turbine as SX 45882 77403 as shown below

 

New Venn Farm New site

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Counting the Cost of Renewables!

From the Renewable Energy Foundation: Department of Energy and Climate Change.

£30,000 landowners annual rental income per large wind turbine.

£900 annual rental income per acre for solar farms

£115 annual cost of renewable energy subsidies per household

£1.7 billion annual subsidy for wind turbines

£800 million annual biomass subsidy

£500 million annual solar subsidy

£7.6 billion annual cost of all renewables by 2020

£160 billion cumulative subsidies for renewables predicted for 2002 – 40

 

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CPRE Seminar – Okehampton – Friday 19th September 2014

CPRE Devon Okehampton

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Wind Turbine Noise: a simple statement of facts | Wind Energy Impacts and Issues

Now, here’s an excellent article on wind turbine noise

Wind Turbine Noise: a simple statement of facts | Wind Energy Impacts and Issues.

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