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RWE npower renewables has submitted a planning application to Ryedale District Council for a wind farm approximately 12km east of Malton in the District of Ryedale, North Yorkshire.
The application for the site comprises 10 wind turbines with a maximum height to blade tip of 126m. The wind farm could produce enough renewable electricity to meet the average annual electricity needs of 9,700 homes. The application comes following a wide range of assessments of the site's suitability for a wind farm and consultation with local people.
Over 200 local residents attended a public exhibition about the scheme in August 2010, with 65 per cent of those who completed a comment form at the event in support of the wind farm. A newsletter detailing the proposal was also sent to over 3,300 homes within 10km of the site.
A range of environmental studies were undertaken as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment to ensure the design of the wind farm was appropriate for the site. From this an Environmental Statement was produced and submitted to Ryedale District Council alongside the planning application.
To ensure local residents continue to be fully informed about the application, RWE npower renewables has produced a second newsletter, which was delivered in April 2011 to homes close to the proposal, providing more details about the planning application.
We are now undertaking additional work to provide additional information in response to queries raised during our consultation.
Martin Wood, RWE npower renewables developer said “Meeting UK targets for renewable energy is a huge challenge and onshore wind farms, such as the one proposed at East Heslerton, are a vital part of the ongoing effort to tackle climate change’’.
“The feedback we received from the public consultation was extremely encouraging. The results from a wide range of studies and from the public consultation have enabled the development of a wind farm design which we consider will have minimal environmental and social impacts and is sympathetic to the surrounding area’’.
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