{"id":9282,"date":"2015-01-09T17:16:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T17:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=9282"},"modified":"2015-01-09T17:18:52","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T17:18:52","slug":"pickles-suite-of-refused-wind-projects-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9282","title":{"rendered":"Pickles\u2019 suite of refused wind projects: summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has refused permission for three onshore wind projects with a combined total of 12 turbines, and in the process he differed with inspectors&#8217; recommendations to allow two of the three recovered appeals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Planning Portal writes<\/span>:<br \/>\nThe Secretary of State rejected proposals for five wind turbines refused by South Northamptonshire Council between the villages of Greatworth and Helmdon. He also refused a four-turbine project opposed by Aylesbury Vale District Council for a site between the villages of Stoke Hammond and Soulbury.<\/p>\n<p>In addition the minister turned down a three-turbine proposal earmarked for a landfill site at Winterton, originally refused by North Lincolnshire Council.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of the first, five-turbine, scheme the minister disagreed with the inspector and concluded that Broadview Energy\u2019s wind farm should be rejected because of harm to heritage assets and visual amenity.<\/p>\n<p>The SoS agreed with the inspector who held the recovered appeal into EDF Energy and Force 9 Energy\u2019s four-turbine project. He agreed that the benefits of the scheme did not outweigh the harm to heritage assets and planning policies.<\/p>\n<p>He also disagreed with the inspector who considered FCC Environmental (UK) Ltd\u2019s three-turbine facility. The SoS was particularly concerned at the impact of the project on the setting of the nearby Grade ll* listed St Etheldreda\u2019s.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/390269\/14-12-22_DL_IR_Dorcas_Lane_Aylesbury.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a> the Stoke Hammond decision letter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/390146\/14-12-22_Winterton_Landfill_Site_DL_IR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download <\/a>the Winterton decision letter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/recovered-appeal-land-at-spring-farm-ridge-land-to-the-north-of-welsh-lane-between-greatworth-and-helmdon-ref-2165035-22-december-2014\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a> the Greatworth and Helmdon decision letter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planningportal.gov.uk\/general\/news\/stories\/2015\/Jan15\/080115\/080115_4\" target=\"_blank\">Search Planning Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has refused permission for three onshore wind projects with a combined total of 12 turbines, and in the process he differed with inspectors&#8217; recommendations to allow two of the three recovered appeals. 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