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Published:
August 3, 2006
Pro-wind
farm group will back Burnham scheme at public meetings
![How the wind farm would look with Burnham-On-Sea in the background [Photomontage: Ecotricity]](wind-farm-burnham.jpg)
Burnham-On-Sea
pro-wind farm group FORCE is to have its say during two meetings
on the proposed wind farm on the outskirts of the town.
The
Families
for Clean Energy group will speak in favour of the development
at a public meeting at Brent Knoll Village Hall at 2.30pm on Friday
(August 4th) and also at the planning committee meeting on Tuesday
(August 8th) in Bridgwater when a decision is expected to be made.
FORCE
spokeswoman Colette Winfield told burnham-On-Sea.com: "We
feel we are with the majority on this issue. Public attitude surveys
held both locally and nationally say that people support wind
as a clean and renewable resource."
 "There
is some local opposition but it is restricted to a group of people
in Brent Knoll who are worried about property prices. We understand
this, although evidence from estate agents indicates that wind
farms make little difference to house prices and if they dip for
a while they soon recover."
"Many
members of FORCE, including myself, live near to the development
too, but we prefer to see this as a great opportunity for the
Burnham area to do its bit to fight global warming. It is a shame
that local MPs have rushed to condemn local wind developments
but we think this is more to do with local politics than the big
picture. By contrast, Somerset County Council is taking the lead
in developing wind energy on council owned land, helping Somerset
to deliver on its targets for renewable energy."
"FORCE
welcomes this well-thought out scheme to reduce the effects of
climate change by harnessing Somerset's plentiful supply of wind.
We hope that the Sedgemoor planning committee will show the same
vision and leadership so that we in our area can make our own
contribution. We trust that our supporters will join us at the
forthcoming meetings to make this point."
Planners
at Sedgemoor have receommended that the scheme be turned down,
but the final decision on whether to follow the recommendation
will rest with Sedgemoor's planning committee on August 8th.
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