More than 500 objections to Polegate Wind Farm
By benjs1 | Saturday, December 17, 2011, 17:26
The unpopular Polegate wind farm public consultation will be heard in January after more than 500 submissions from local people were received.
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The recently erected turbine at Glyndebourne
Five turbines have been proposed by Galliford Try Renewables (GTR) to Wealden District Council to form a wind farm project.
Local people are objecting to the plans and are concerned about noise, vibrations and other aspects that some believe will be injurious to people's health.
Each turbine will be 415 feet high and the site of the proposed farm is just north of the A27, either side of Shepham Lane.
An artist's impression of what the wind farm would look like indicates that the turbines will be able to be seen from a number of miles away.
Wealden District Council has confirmed the council has received more than 500 representations but was unable to say how many of those were objections.
Tom Porter, project developer for GTR, said, "GTR would like to reassure residents that there are no direct health effects from noise or vibration at the level generated by wind turbines."
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Interesting point you make AnitaCarla, I've never really walked through a wind farm so am not sure how I would find the experience.
By Maisie28 at 18:21 on 19/12/11
ReportI have never understood what people have against windmills. I think they look elegant and beautiful. Having walked through wind farms many times I know that the noise is minimal.
What people seem to forget that it is not about wind farms or nothing, it is a choice between wind farms and nuclear power stations or coal fired power stations. I would much rather have a wind mill in my garden even, than have a power station nearby.
On their own wind energy will not be enough to rescue us from the disaster of global warming, but as part of a package of wind power, solar power, tidal power and hydro electrics, it stands a good chance.
Why this obsession with keeping things like they were in the past? The past is not necessarily a good place. Nostalgia is all well and good, but I would rather be nostalgic about windmills than about the pollution and smog that comes with traditional fuels.
By AnitaCarla at 09:57 on 19/12/11
ReportWhilst it may be good for energy and the environment long-term, it's perhaps one of those things that people never want in their backyard.
By Maisie28 at 15:49 on 18/12/11
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