Representation by Pagham Parish Council (Pagham Parish Council)
- Date submitted
- 30 October 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Members are extremely concerned by the scale of the turbines proposed under the scheme. It was noted that on p51-60 of the Rampion 2 Wind Farm Category 6: Environmental Statement Volume 3, Chapter 15: Seascape, landscape and visual impact assessment (Part 5 of 8) Date: August 2023 Revision A, a visualisation of the impact on the views from Pagham Beach were shown. For perspective, the current marker for Pagham’s historic Mulberry Harbour is shown and it is clear that at 325m tall, the turbines will dwarf this marker and be of huge impact on the views from the beach. Members believed this impact to be severe and felt it could impact visitor numbers to Pagham which would harm the local economy. Members believe the location of turbines of this size (only 16km offshore) is too near. There is no other site in the UK where turbines of this size are used this close to shore; they are usually 25km away. In the EU, they are located 60km away. No rationale given as to why this would be acceptable given the obvious pronounced impact on the visual amenity of the area. Turbines of this size are appropriate for offshore locations, not inshore as in this case. The wind is insufficient.