Stop Wadlow Wind FarmIn 2006 Renewable Energy Systems Ltd submitted a planning application, no. S/1018/06/F, to South Cambs. District Council to build a wind farm at Wadlow Farm in South Cambridgeshire. It would consist of thirteen 120 metre - 393 ft - high wind turbines.
The aim of Stop Wadlow Wind Farm is to oppose the construction of a wind farm at this location. There are many reasons why local residents should be very concerned. In June 2007 South Cambs. District Council voted, by a large majority, to REJECT the Wadlow Wind Farm proposal. However, it is not necessarily over yet because RES now have 6 months to decide whether to file an appeal. If they do, we will be waiting for them. Our continued opposition to this outrageous planning application will be robust, rigorous and relentless. SCDC had very good reasons for turning down Wadlow Farm; this is why they voted 10-2 against it. So, to continue to support our campaign, please:
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Increase our MembershipIt is crucial that we have a substantial membership so that what we say as a group carries weight and credibility with the various decision making bodies. This will become even more critical should RES go to appeal and we are faced with a Public Enquiry. Please encourage all adult members of your household and any friends and visitors to become members of our campaign. They don't have to live locally. Our precious countryside is enjoyed by many who come to the area to walk, ride, shoot or just visit with friends. It is now easier than ever to join online, right now! Grow Our Fighting FundIf RES appeal, we will require considerable funds as we will need to employ a specialist barrister to represent our group at the hearing which is likely to run over 3 weeks. We estimate that we will need around £40,000 (based on the costs incurred by the campaign group at Boxworth). We have received over £5,000 in cash donations to date plus in excess of £20,000 in services provided free to our group by our members, including paying for the report by the Landscape Partnership which was submitted by us to SCDC, and the printing of newsletters etc. Maybe you feel that you can't contribute much but please be assured that every donation counts whether it's £1,000 from a wealthy landowner or £5 from a local pensioner. It is now easier than ever to make a donation online using our Paypal facility or send a cheque to the Secretary, made payable to Stop Wadlow Wind Farm at 27 Six Mile Bottom Road, West Wratting, Cambs CB21 5NE. You might even consider becoming one of our regular donors - people who have set up a donation of a small amount each month as they can afford to. Just click here to set up a regular donation:
Keep us in the HeadlinesOur small Committee is not able to monitor every local paper, parish newsletter and community group publication. So if you see letters or articles being published in favour of wind farms please take the initiative and write letters countering their arguments. And do let us know when you get something published by sending a copy to the Secretary. You could also write to your MP. Also please let us know of any good articles that you see which you feel add weight to our argument. Live in Balsham?In case you thought Wadlow Wind Farm was a problem for West Wratting, not Balsham, take note: most of Balsham village is closer to the proposed turbines than any houses in the main part of West Wratting village. There are houses in Balsham that will be less than a mile from one of these giant - almost 400 ft - wind turbines. Wadlow Farm may be in West Wratting Parish, but this proposed windfarm could affect you at least as much. If in doubt check out the map. On 17/7/2006 Balsham Parish Council voted unanimously against (6-0) the windfarm. How Big?
So You Don't Think You'll Hear Them?We doubt it. Some residents who already live close to other wind farms liken the noise to that of an endless train, or a constant distant pile driving. Do you want to live with what could be a constant noise nuisance, day and night? If not, help now. Sinister DevelopmentsIn the early hours of Monday July 12th 2006, under cover of darkness, a van crewed by at least 2 men coasted silently through West Wratting. They stole every single 'Stop Wadlow Wind Farm' sign they could find, trespassing on private property and causing criminal damage in the process. More... Parish Councils REJECT WindfarmThe local Parish Councils met during summer 2006 to discuss & vote on the windfarm. All the councils that voted on this rejected it, and most by a unanimous vote:
Join The CampaignOpposition to this outrageous proposal is growing rapidly and we need more volunteers for this important fight. Would you like to help? Join us now and help protect our countryside. Boxworth Wind Farm RejectedThe proposed wind farm at Boxworth (just the other side of Cambridge) was rejected by the Planning Inspector. The main reason he gave for his decision gives us greater confidence that we have powerful arguments for demanding the same decision regarding Wadlow Farm. His report states that "the scheme would have a harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area, including a harmful effect on aspects of the historic landscape and visual amenity". He also concluded that the development would have a detrimental impact on road safety on the A14.
For further information click here. How Windfarms Can Destroy a Community"It is time we all realised that the only real beneficiaries from windfarms are the commercial organisations that build them, and the few politicians seeking to make unsound environmental gestures to be seen to be doing 'something.'" "The losers are the energy consumers who fund the subsidies, local residents and local businesses, the elderly, the young and the lowly paid, tourists and ramblers, plus the bird and animal habitat and life that is destroyed." Professor David Bellamy, celebrated environmentalist, conservationist and author - extract from a letter to the Sunday Telegraph, May 28th 2006. Other News
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Is this the kind of thing you want to see in the gently rolling South Cambridgeshire countryside?
No, we don't either.
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