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Published:
August 8, 2006
Ecotricity
will appeal against Burnham-On-Sea wind farm decision
 The
boss of Ecotricity, the company behind the failed bid to build
five wind turbines on the outskirts of Burnham-On-Sea, says he
remains "very confident" that a wind farm will one day
be built on the site.
Sedgemoor
District Council's Development Control Committee unanimously threw
out Dale Vince's proposal on Tuesday (August 8th) but he says
the company will appeal against the decision and believes it will
succeed second time around.
"I'm
mildly disappointed by today's decision but not surprised,"
he told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
"Sedgemoor
District Council have got it all wrong - they failed to properly
balance rationale and local prejudice."
"I
believe many of the councillors who voted against the scheme hadn't
even read the application or fully understood the issues. There
was a lot of nonsense discussed and the council were not able
to make a reasoned decision."
He
said Ecotricity would be appealing against the decision.
"It's
very wearing that we have to appeal," he added.
"A
public enquiry will be both costly to us and expensive for Sedgemoor's
taxpayers too."
"I
think it will be 12 months before we get a decision, so I'd say
we're probably two years away from having a fully operational
wind farm at this site."
"But
I remain very confident that we will get the go-ahead here. We
have an awful lot of support locally and the area is ideal for
a wind farm."
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