Stop Turbines In North Cornwall

Latest exhibition and website updates

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Comments: Author: STINC

Latest exhibition and website updates

At the latest exhibitions held by Community Windpower Ltd, we managed to maintain a presence for most of the two days, joined by various of our supporters, handing out leaflets, car stickers etc

We asked the company representatives lots of questions. You can read them and the answers we received here.

We would like to thank all of those people who gave their time to stand in the cold and rain to be with us.

New information on thee developer's website http://www.davidstowcommunitywindfarm.co.uk/the_development_process.asp states:

From Following our initial studies and ongoing Community Consultation, we have:
  • Moved the turbines from the airfield on Davidstow Moor,
  • Reduced the overall footprint of the Windfarm,
  • Increased the separation distance from the turbines and the local houses,
  • Sited the turbines away from the SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and ecological sensitive areas,
  • Offered additional Community Benefits and Investments to the local area,
  • Adjusted the location of turbines away from the existing communication links which run across the site,
  • Revised the proposed enhancement to Davidstow Woods and the link footpaths to Crowdy and Roughtor.

Their revised map of the layout and their so-called 'Enhancement of Davidstow Woods' can also be viewed on their website. The viewpoints on their interactive map are finally working although the standards to which they have actually prepared the images are questionable. We would welcome a someone preparing a commentary on this including informed comment on the images including comment on the aspect ratio, foreground detail, ambient lighting, viewpoint elevation and particular choice of viewpoints.

They have now removed the proposed turbines from the airfield itself and squashed all 20 of them into Davidstow Woods, in the farmland to the south and alongside Crowdy Reservoir. They still maintain that the woods will "help screen the development", though you can see how ridiculous this assertion is when you look at viewpoint 13 on their interactive map.