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SUPPORT THE ALLIANCESEA are currently supporting the following wind farm applications - Gwynt-Y-Mor offshore wind farm. Conwy - North Wales Turbines: 200 / Power : 750 MW Capacity Homes equivalent 500,000 - 41% of homes in Wales Developer Npower Renewables Developer contact gwyntymor@npower-renewables.com Developer website www.npower-renewables.com/gwyntymor Planning Status - submitted Feb 2006 - A decision is expected by June 2008 Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET and Carwyn Jones AM, Minister for the Environment, Planning and Countryside, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff. Notes: It is hoped that a decision by the DTI will be reached this year. Lindhurst wind farm - South of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Turbines: 5 / Power MW capacity 8.25-12.5/ Homes equivalent 4,700 - 5,100 Developer - Npower Renewables Developer contact : Lindhurst@npower-renewables.com Developer website : www.npower-renewables.com/lindhurst Submission date : June 2006 Decision date : June 2007 Planning status: Approved - CONSENT GIVEN Planning Office: Claire Pendle, Principle Planning Officer, Planning Department, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Kelham Hall, Kelham, Notts. NG 23 5QX Langham wind farm - Anderby, near Langham, Lincolnshire Turbines : 6 / Power MW capacity 12 / homes equivalent 6710 Developer: Npower Renewables Developer contact: Kim Gauld-Clark ( renewables developer) langham@npower-renewables.com Developer Website: www.npower-renewables.com/langham Submission date: January 2007 Planning stratus : In planning Notes: Each year Langham wind farm would enough clean electricity to meet the needs of between 5500 and 7900 homes. The higher figure is equivalent to 90% of all of the homes in Skegness. Planning Office: Please quote the following planning reference number ( N/005/02812/06) and you name and address when writing to the planning department in reference to the wind farm. Michelle Walker, Planning Department, East Lindsey District Council. Tedder Hall. Manby , Lincolnshire Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm - Conwy, North Wales Turbines : 30 / Power MW capacity 90 / homes equivalent 65,700 Developer : Npower Renewables Developer website : www.npower-renewables.com/rhylflats Submission date : March 2002 Planning status : Approved - Construction to recommence April 8th 2008 - The first turbines are expected to start generating in November 2008, with the project due to be completed in July 2009. Note - This application was granted consent a number of years ago, the group opposing the application are lobbying the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) and the DTI for the consent to be withdrawn as they think that the public were mislead during the application - SEA believes that the public were in no way mislead and as such has given it's backing to the project We issued press releases stating our support for the wind farm on April 23rd 2007 and intend to lobby the DTI and ECHR. Details of who to write to, to support this wind farm will be added in the near future..... Thacksons Well wind farm - Long Bennington, Lincolnshire Turbines : 12 / Power MW capacity 23 MW / homes equivalent 12,800 Developer : Infinergy Developer Website www.thacksonswellwindfarm.co.uk Status - South Kesteven District Council, refused to give the application consent at the planning meeting in Grantham on March 11th 2008, despite the planning officer giving his recommendation for the project . We believe that a number of the councillors were taken in by the often misleading and factually incorrect information put forward by the group opposing the application. SEA will continue to support the project, it is thought likely that the developer will take it appeal - watch this space !
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