• Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Monday November 3rd saw a meeting of the Brixworth Planning Committee to discuss an application by Mercedes High Performance Engines to erect two wind turbines on their premises at Brixworth.
Around 60 members of the public attended to hear a presentation of the case for by the company Mercedes have hired called Wind Direct. The case against was presented by Councillors N. Bunting and C. Millar. The latter spoke in particular about the cumulative effect if all the proposals in this small area get the go ahead. He was followed by Mr. Brian Skittrall who argued against the development on grounds of safety to both employees and the public. Taken to a vote of the Council the result was 9 against, and only 2 for, the proposal, with the result that the view against has been registered with the District Council. A week later we have a press release from Mercedes:
Tuesday 11th November 2008
Wind Turbine application at Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines
Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines and Wind Direct would like to confirm that they have temporarily withdrawn their planning application for two wind turbines in Brixworth in order to allow additional information to be provided to Daventry District Council.
This will enable a more informed decision on the project.
Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines and Wind Direct intend to resubmit the application early in the New Year. We would like to take the opportunity to consult with local residents and stakeholders during this period and have also decided to postpone the exhibition due to be held on the 13th November until the new year.
If you have any further enquiries, please contact Peter Kubiena on 01604 880100 or e-mail: publicity@mercedes-benz-hpe.com
• Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Following an assessment of ‘RAF Harrington’ as a wind farm site, Nuon Renewables will be presenting their findings and plans at the Loder Hall, Maidwell, on the evening of Friday 14th November, 6:00 to 9:00pm, and on Saturday 15th November between 9:30am and 4:00pm. They are inviting members of the public to “meet the Nuon team, find out more, and have your questions answered.”
The Say No to Harrington Wind Farm action group would urge all residents of villages in proximity to the Harrington site to go and get the facts as presented by the “Nuon Team” and to find out why Nuon believe the erection and operation of turbines in an area of known low wind speed is preferable to coastal or offshore sites and what the economical facts really are. Perhaps Nuon can also explain how and where they propose connecting to the National Grid.
Nuon now have a website dedicated to this proposal:
http://www.harringtonwindfarm.co.uk
where details of the planned wind farm can be seen from the viewpoint of the developers. The web site is not fully functional as yet and we wonder whether they will allow space for open comments, both for and against, in the same way as this web site does. We also wonder whether they will provide a reciprocal link to this site! Did someone mention bias?
