Wind Farm Planning Application Back In!

[JCB123]

Laurel Green said:

I think you should go and find some rare newts at said construction site.

That Sir, is an immense idea!!!!

[staceyb]

JCB123 said:

staceyb said:

Which windfarm is it? Flixborough, Keadby or Goole fields?

Flixborough.....behind the wharfs on the fields which are at the bottom of the hill in front of Flixborough village and Burton Stather.....local?

Ealand, busy having an argument with RES (the Keadby builders) about them wanting to bring all the large loads (the blades and stems) through the village and therefore stop all buses and other traffic entering and leaving the village due to the size of the loads.

And trying to object to Goole fields 2 which I will see from the house but can't object to, because the land is just over the county border.

[JCB123]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Maybe not, so why don't they build them to look like 19th C windmills?

[TimJMS]

Shay HTFC said:

We have these near us. I've grown up with them and really like them however.

Those turbines have dramatically improved the built environment in that pic.

[thinfourth2]

They are planning wind turbines near us and we aren't overjoyyed but it ain't the end of the world

Think about it the way we do

Windturbine or council estate?

I know exactly what i would choose

[JCB123]

thinfourth2 said:

They are planning wind turbines near us and we aren't overjoyyed but it ain't the end of the world

Think about it the way we do

Windturbine or council estate?

I know exactly what i would choose

No chance of a council estate, village is tied by tight development boundary...and if they want to build council houses down at the bottom of the hill, in the flood plain - they can knock themselves out.

I'm not against the turbines at all, and I think they look fine against the right back-drop. Put them in industrial / commercial areas, of which there are loads around the outskirts of this town....!

[Shuvi Tupya]

mk1fan said:

Mr GrimNasty said:

and the epileptic fit inducing sun flicker through the blades.........

I wouldn't go wandering through a wood or forest then if such a low frequency induces a fit. I'd be careful turning the lights on too.

Why not disconnect the village from the national grid therefore off-setting the need for electricity?

Quite an apt username for a windymill enthusiast

[RedWhiteMonkey]

JCB123 said:

I'm not against the turbines at all, and I think they look fine against the right back-drop. Put them in industrial / commercial areas, of which there are loads around the outskirts of this town....!

They are generally location dependant, putting them amongst existing buildings isn't really a sensible option.

[Nickelson23]

Im sorry you have a little windfarm going in - exactly how many turbines - 10 ?.


It is hardly the end of the world they only get commissioned for roughly 20/30 years and must have a decommission plan. As stated I think your only issue on grounds of objection is access/egress for the turbines. If you dont know have a search on how they get transported !

I have this within 5 miles of me - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Moor_Wind_Farm
Also have a proposed 24 further turbines going ahead next year. NIMBY will fail trust me on the opposition your mounting at the moment.

Edited by Nickelson23 on Tuesday 16th November 13:33

[JCB123]

thinfourth2 said:

They are planning wind turbines near us and we aren't overjoyyed but it ain't the end of the world

Think about it the way we do

Windturbine or council estate?

I know exactly what i would choose

No chance of a council estate, village is tied by tight development boundary...and if they want to build council houses down at the bottom of the hill, in the flood plain - they can knock themselves out.

I'm not against the turbines at all, and I think they look fine against the right back-drop. Put them in industrial / commercial areas, of which there are loads around the outskirts of this town....!

[Shuvi Tupya]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

JCB123 said:

I'm not against the turbines at all, and I think they look fine against the right back-drop. Put them in industrial / commercial areas, of which there are loads around the outskirts of this town....!

They are generally location dependant, putting them amongst existing buildings isn't really a sensible option.

Probably because of the noise! They have a few in my local industrial estae and you can't hear yourself think when the wind gets the going properly!

Or maybe because of the danger when they fail!

[JCB123]

Shuvi Tupya said:

RedWhiteMonkey said:

JCB123 said:

I'm not against the turbines at all, and I think they look fine against the right back-drop. Put them in industrial / commercial areas, of which there are loads around the outskirts of this town....!

They are generally location dependant, putting them amongst existing buildings isn't really a sensible option.

Probably because of the noise! They have a few in my local industrial estae and you can't hear yourself think when the wind gets the going properly!

Or maybe because of the danger when they fail!

Not amongst....adjacent to, with industrial back drop...not a problem!

[Goochie]

I remember once seeing a program on television about a village's fight against a wind farm. In the end they struck a deal with the power company to own one of the turbines and get a cut of the profits from it. They were using it to be eco friendly and insulate all of the houses and change the old boilers in the village (no, not the mother-in-law).

Perhaps, rather than fighting a losing battle, you should look at the wind farm as an opportunity?

[cpas]

JCB123 said:

Quick cross-section through the local topography.....



Wind farms are OK where they are not a) directly visible from peoples houses/gardens and b) are not obscuring beautiful views........

We know we have no chance now of getting these things turned down, our last hope might be to contact the RAF who use the Trent and Lincolnshire Ridge in this location to practice something or other (believed to be bombing raids or low level flying)......?!

How can something 4 metres wide and half a mile away ruin your view?

[cpas]

JCB123 said:

There are about 10 turbines 2 miles in the opposite direction, but these are fine. They are in a dip, located away from anyones direct views, on the edge of the old steelworks land....

I'm not against them in the right location, I could still see them if they were to the South in the industrial part of North and Eastern Shorpe, but they're just sited in the wrong place?!

I take it noone has had any near them then?

I like how the auto swear word detector has blanked out part of Shorpe - LOL!

[Shuvi Tupya]

cpas said:

JCB123 said:

Quick cross-section through the local topography.....



Wind farms are OK where they are not a) directly visible from peoples houses/gardens and b) are not obscuring beautiful views........

We know we have no chance now of getting these things turned down, our last hope might be to contact the RAF who use the Trent and Lincolnshire Ridge in this location to practice something or other (believed to be bombing raids or low level flying)......?!

How can something 4 metres wide and half a mile away ruin your view?

What is 4m wide? Turbine blades are massive!

[staceyb]

Nickelson23 said:

Im sorry you have a little windfarm going in - exactly how many turbines - 10 ?.


It is hardly the end of the world they only get commissioned for roughly 20/30 years and must have a decommission plan. As stated I think your only issue on grounds of objection is access/egress for the turbines. If you dont know have a search on how they get transported !

I have this within 5 miles of me - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Moor_Wind_Farm
Also have a proposed 24 further turbines going ahead next year. NIMBY will fail trust me on the opposition your mounting at the moment.

Edited by Nickelson23 on Tuesday 16th November 13:33

Little windfarm? Try 34
http://www.res-group.com/what-we-do/onshore-wind/o...

[Shay HTFC]

TimJMS said:

Shay HTFC said:

We have these near us. I've grown up with them and really like them however.

Those turbines have dramatically improved the built environment in that pic.

This being PH, I knew I should have chosen a pic without any flats in, but I thought that maybe, just maybe, they may not get mentioned. How wrong I was

The photo is obviously originally about the layers and contrast from the high rises, to the housing, to the moors, to the windmills. The flats didn't just happen to fall into shot.
Gonna change the original just to please you lot!

Edited by Shay HTFC on Tuesday 16th November 14:00

[Morningside]

One thing I never considered is 'shadow flicker'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbIe0iUtelQ

This effect more that anything else would REALLY get on my tits.

[TimJMS]

Shay HTFC said:

JCB123 said:

I take it noone has had any near them then?

We have these near us. I've grown up with them and really like them however.

Edited by Shay HTFC on Tuesday 16th November 14:01

Shay HTFC said:

...
Gonna change the original just to please you lot!...

Edited by Shay HTFC on Tuesday 16th November 14:00

Stunning. New screensaver.