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Advice to Mark Harris

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From
Mark Harris
Date advice given
30 July 2013
Enquiry type
Email

To our Councillors.

I live in Tuckton and am now aware of the wind farm in ?Navitas bay? which will be right on our door step.

I absolutely support 90% of the renewable strategies being laid down by the government but there are a couple which have real local impacts, the one in question is the Navitus proposal.

If I think of the local economy which is tourist based with key selling points being the new forest, purbecks, Jurassic coast line and beaches ? having a wind farm placed so NEAR to the local community will surely have a detrimental impact.

The little research I?ve read, most of the wind farms are 13 miles plus away from built up areas. Blackpool is a parallel to Bournemouth and the wind farm there is some 24 miles away and the units only 120m high.

This farm threatens so much locally being so close, I cant imagine the impact to the Isle of wight, which is totally tourist based.

FYI I supported the reef as it was a catalyst for the whole of boscombe and the redevelopment is fantastic, a place, jobs and business. This farm would wipe all that out.

Would you let me know how you stand with this subject and advise how I can progress my objection.

Advice given

Dear Mr Harris

Thank you for your email received on 29 July 2013 setting out your concerns regarding the Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Farm proposal. Your email was forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate by Bournemouth Borough Council.

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.