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PRESERVE is a campaigning organisation supported by local community opinion and subscription, whose aim is to preserve the green space and rural environment of Chelveston Airfield. PRESERVE has been formed to provide a community response to the proposed development by Chelveston Renewable Energy Limited.

Chelveston Renewable Energy Ltd is proposing:

  • At least 14 wind turbines, each higher than St. Paul’s Cathedral.
  • large-scale factory for recycling animal and household waste.

PRESERVE is not against renewable energy: it believes that there is a need for national debate on the contribution it can make to our energy requirements, and how best to site renewable energy developments to maximise output and minimise the impact on the surrounding environment.

Please view The Proposal and Our Campaign to see why PRESERVE believes this development should be opposed. We also support other local campaigns opposing industrialisation of the surrounding countryside.

Don’t forget to lend your support to our campaign by registering for updates, volunteering or making a donation.

Generators and buildings

application lodged for the generators and buildings

Anomometer extension
Landowner application to extend the amemometer operation for a further year

Burton Wind Farm Ofgem figures show that the capacity factor or efficiency at Burton Windfarm averages ONLY 16 per cent.Using the DTI conversion figure this means that at best it could “save” a total of 11,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.This is just 25 per cent of the figure claimed in the planning application and less than the annual emissions from 75 articulated lorries.

A recent study showed an average of 1000 lorries per hour using the A14.So, put another way, annually the Burton turbines on average may, at most, save the equivalent of 4.5 minutes’ worth of A14 lorries at any one time!

 

 

 

All day on Sunday, 22nd October - the day of the protest walk at Chelveston Airfield - this event was the lead story every hour, on the hour, on Chiltern Radio news!

CRE Planning Application Response Recently, Preserve distributed details of CRE’s first planning application to all the villages most effected by the plans. This application is a forerunner to the main development consisting of the wind farm and waste recycling plant. Many thanks to all our village coordinators for their efforts in circulating this information and collecting villagers’ objections. These have now been collated and passed to East Northants Council. Thanks also to all those villagers who took the time to register their objections.  Over 500 objections were received by the Council. A strong response to all planning applications is vital and will continue to be so!