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Preserve has completed a comprehensive set of briefing meetings taking place at several key villages effected by the proposals for Chelveston Airfield. Two sets of meetings have taken place. The first set of meetings took place to brief Parish Councils on the implications of the development for the local area, as Preserve viewed them. The second set was for the benefit of the general public, aimed at making them aware of the plans in detail and the possible consequences for the region.

An application for the first phase of the development has now been made. Object to this phase one proposal now to help prevent future development!

The following are considered appropriate objections by the Council. Please select 4 from the list and include them in the form below
or send a letter to:

For the attention of: Kate Knight
Planning Services
East Northamptonshire Council
East Northamptonshire House
Cedar Drive
Thrapston
Northamptonshire NN14 4LZ

A. This is not an application in isolation but an attempt to set a precedent with regard to the land being brownfield.

B. The full public consultation process on East Northants Council's 3 Towns Plan is not yet complete - the application should not be approved as this could prejudice public opinion of the Plan.

C.Environmental issues have not been addressed, for example, there is no technical information reference emissions or intrusive smells from the exhaust stack.

D.Noise impact has not been addressed. There is no technical information reference noise impact. The generators proposed are likely to be noisy in operation.

E. The application states that the development will require one HGV movement per day, but this is not factually demonstrated. A greater traffic impact on local, narrow, country roads could result.

F. The proposed exhaust stack and its emissions (smoke plumes) will constitute visual intrusiveness for the surrounding countryside and villages.

G.The application refers to 'new technology', but it is not known what the impact might be should the new technology prove unsuccessful and existing technology is then required
(i.e. emissions, traffic movements).

H.The proposed exhaust stack, engine radiators and fuel storage tanks are out of keeping with the character of a former airbase steeped in history and the surrounding countryside.

Additionally you can support the East Northants Council's 3 Towns Planwhich states that:

"Due to the naturalisation of the site it is appropriate to consider the airfield site as Greenfield land. As a result the site would be restricted by national and local planning policies for Greenfield land in the open countryside."

The above is a direct quotation of ENC Three Towns Plan, September 2006:
Section 4, paragraph number 4.113

Download ENC3 Towns Plan Preferred Options representations plan form>

Fill in online version of the form (submits to ENC)

Generators and buildings

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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!