Serving West Park Homes, West Park Drive, West Park Terrace

THE WESTFIELD LANE WIND FARM PROJECT

PROJECT DEVELOPER: BANKS RENEWABLES TOW LAW COUNTY DURHAM

Objectives

The objectives of the W.P.H.A.G are:-

• Oppose the application by Banks Developments to the erection of wind turbines on Westfield Lane, Darrington.
• To support and work with any other action groups formed for the same purpose.
• To work with and for the local communities affected by such development.
• To develop local links, keep local communities informed and use any specialist knowledge available through such links to the benefit of the group in opposing this planning application

No Power Station will ever close down (it’s needed as a back-up facility)

No wind, No electricity. Better fire up a Power Station

Higher fuel prices.

Devastation of an area of both ecological and archeological significance.

Health problems antagonised by intrusive, pulsating low frequency noise, particularly distressful to migraine and epilepsy suffers and others
Strobing and flicker effects on drivers using the surrounding road network and a likely cause of accidents and damage to people and vehicles on the busy A1 motorway
Close proximity to residential areas - guidelines indicate no closer than 2km from the nearest habitable dwelling and the proposal is for siting well below that distance
A damaged and unsightly environment for our children and grandchildren to live and grow up in.
Reduction in the value of houses, and the necessary reduction in Council charges payable to Wakefield MDC as a direct result of this proposal that could adversely affect the services currently financed by our Council tax.
The W.P.H.A.G. is not opposed to responsible renewable energy strategies and would support any other effort to redress the balance. However we are very concerned that wind turbines can be viewed as a quick-fix local solution to a global problem, achieving target quotas but not being proven to be efficient or reliable.
Further details are available from Sylvia White, co-ordinator of the W.P.H.A.G on 01977 620 382.

W.P.H.A.G. (West Park Hamlet Action Group) was formed on 1st April 2007, to work with and for the residents of both rural and urban districts of the area to raise awareness of the impact and likely detrimental effects of the siting of wind turbines in our community.

The impact will be far reaching - well beyond the currently proposed site on Went Edge, taller than Ferrybridge power station, and visible across the county. If this application is allowed to be successful, then further developments will follow. The cost to this community, and others indirectly affected will be traumatic:-