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Fantastic news. Not because we are against a Wind Turbine, but because there were so many issues with the application and process. A long term strategy and plan needs to be developed for both solar and wind for the larger area, as and when grid capacity is available and in line with the local plans. We suggest truly independent consultants are used in future and time spent on details and understanding the issues and requirements. A solution that really benefits the community. Councillors should do independent research and not simply believe what they are told by those with a vested interest.
It would be a valuable exercise to find out just how much solar and wind power is currently generated across Bigbury and the surrounding parishes by domestic and farm scale installations. I suspect it might be quite a surprising total.
There is Devon County Council Planning Policies for wind –
https://www.devon.gov.uk/planning/planning-policies/landscape/landscape-policy-and-guidance/devon-landscape-and-policy-group-advice-note-2-accommodating-wind-and-solar-pv-developments-in-devons-landscape/part-a-wind-energy/
Octopus Energy did not follow that advice.
Thanks for the link Leslie, I have had a quick read. Which bit(s) in particular did Octopus not follow?
Part A 3.16, section E and you should eventually get led to https://www.southdevon-nl.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SDAONB-Renewable-Energy-Position-Statement-Oct-2010.pdf
• that renewable energy installations operating at an industrial scale, and which will have an
intrusive impact on undeveloped and tranquil landscape by virtue of their size, transmission
infrastructure, traffic generation, noise or other characteristic, are likely to be incompatible
with the purposes of AONB designation. The proposed wind turbine was of an industrial scale.