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Published:
March 31, 2006
Wind
farm bid labled 'invalid' by district planners after access snag
Controversial
plans for a wind farm on the outskirts of Burnham-On-Sea have
been deemed "invalid" by district planners.
In
a surprise twist on Friday, March 31st, Sedgemoor District Council
spokeswoman Claire Faun said the application had been labelled
"invalid" because inadequate information about access
to the site had been given by Ecotricity, the company behind the
scheme.
In
a statement, she told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "The application
is a very large box full of documentation. This was in the process
of being checked to ensure that all the correct documentation
had been received, but the application is technically invalid
as we are waiting for further details on the access from the applicant/agent.
It cannot be registered until they submit these details."
"Once
this additional information is received, the application will
be registered and the consultations will be sent out. Sedgemoor
District Council will then have 16 weeks to determine the application
from the date it is registered."
Responding
to news, Burnham and Highbridge town council leader Peter Clayton
said the news was a temporary setback for Ecotricity.
He
said: "It does not fill me with confidence if Ecotricity
are finding it difficult to complete the application forms to
the required standard. I appreciate the technology is somewhat
complex, but you would have thought they would have taken access
routes into consideration."
"Clearly,
if there was a problem with these turbines, it would be very important
to have good access routes for emergency vehicles. It would seem
the thought had not crossed their minds."
"This
application must now be checked very thoroughly and all the facts
and figures must be double checked. My initial feeling is that
these turbines should be sited in an area much further away from
residential properties and this latest episode has done nothing
to change my mind."
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