Advice to and Mrs Seedall
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- and Mrs Seedall
- Date advice given
- 20 June 2013
- Enquiry type
Dear Sir,
We write to you as we understand you are consultees in the planning process for Navitus Bay Wind farm
We would like to lodge our strong objection to the planned giant wind turbine farm off the coast of Swanage and the Isle of purbeck.
It is almost beyond belief that anyone would plan such an huge eye-sore in such a sensitive area; a blot of such prominence to all around designated areas of outstanding natural beauty, the UK?s only World Heritage Site - the world famous Jurassic Coast, as well as many areas utterly dependant upon tourism, in particular the very beaches which will overlook this huge site. There are the sea-bird colonies which migrate here each year and all the marine life. Not to mention the hazards it would present to the intense marine activity in the area, and the light pollution it would cause at night with flashing warning beacons.
Surely, areas of outstanding natural beauty are defined as such simply because they are not blighted by un-natural monstrosities such as a giant windfarm within their scene scope!
To put all this at stake on such a massive scale, when the net ?green? energy benefit obtained is in any case far from convincing just seems so ludicrous and ill-conceived.
These plans must be stopped, and common sense prevail.
Advice given
Dear Mr and Mrs Seedall
Thank you for your email received on 12 June 2013 setting out your concerns regarding the Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Farm proposal.
As no formal application has yet been made to The Planning Inspectorate by the developer, the Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Farm scheme is at its 'Pre-Application' stage. Please note that the developer is expected to submit its application in Quarter 1 of 2014.
Until the application is submitted, your first point of contact should be the developer. Taking part by commenting at this stage does not prejudice your ability to make comments to the Planning Inspectorate on the scheme later in the process. Therefore you should inform the developer about your concerns as soon as possible and allow time for a response. As such, I recommend that you refer to the developer's website for information about how to contact them with feedback (link to Developer's website: http://www.navitusbaywindpark.co.uk/).
Should the application be formally submitted, the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State has a 28 day period to determine whether to accept the application to progress to Examination. If the application progresses to Examination, the process then asks people to register as an ?Interested Party? with the Planning Inspectorate by sending us a 'Relevant Representation' about the proposal. This Representation will be considered by the appointed Examining Authority during the Examination period.
The Planning Inspectorate has produced several advice notes to help provide an overview of the Planning Act 2008 process and the opportunities to get involved. These are available at the following link: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/legislation-and-advice/advice-notes/ . In this instance I recommend the advice note eight series - 'How to get involved in the planning process'.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries on the information set out above or the process by which the Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Farm proposal, if formally submitted, will be determined.