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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
By now you should have received a copy of the document, produced by
Enertrag UK Limited, regarding the proposed wind farm between Linton
and Great Chesterford.
In order to
gain an understanding of the size of the turbines, at 125 metres
high they are more than twice
the height of the electricity pylons nearby, and the blades on each
turbine will sweep out an area the size of
a football pitch in the sky. Visually the wind farm could have an
impact up to 10km. As such it will be a significant development in
the area.
As yet no
planning application has been submitted as Enertrag are, together
with South Cambridgeshire District Council, in the process of
defining the content of the Environmental Impact Assessment to
submit with the planning application. Currently it looks as if the
planning application will be submitted in the autumn. To help
support the process Enertrag are to hold two exhibition days in
Linton Village Hall on:
1. Thursday 19th July 2007, 3pm - 8pm
2. Thursday 25th September 2007, 3pm - 8pm
It is
important that as many people as possible attend the exhibition
since a number of Great Chesterford residents live close to the
proposed site and many more will look out at the turbines. In
addition to studying the Enertrag proposal, and to arrive at a
balanced view of this development, residents may wish to consider
the issues raised with South Cambridgeshire District Council when
they turned down an application for a similar development at Wadlow
Farm. This would have affected Balsham, West Wratting, Six Mile
Bottom, Great Wilbraham, Brinkley and Fulbourn, and the Stop Wadlow
Wind Farm website –
www.stop-wadlow-wind-farm.org.uk provides greater detail
on the points these villages considered important. In addition there
are a number of research papers available on the internet that
consider the potential harmful effects of wind farms, particularly
in relation to low frequency noise.
A Stop Linton Wind Farm action
group has been formed, their website is to be found at
www.stoplwf.org.uk and a link to this will be included on our
own village website. In due course we believe that paper copies of
this site will be made available to all residents, and the Parish
Council will be setting up an information page on the village
website in order to keep residents aware of the latest developments.
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