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< Back to all news articles 21 Feb 2012 - Pilrow Broadview’s wind farm exhibitions a great success

Broadview Energy, the developer behind the proposed Pilrow wind farm located to the south of Rooksbridge village, hosted public exhibitions on Monday 20th February to show local residents its plans for the site.  Residents were able to view images of how the proposed wind farm could look if constructed and meet some of the independent expert consultants who have been involved in both the project design process and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

The events, held at the village halls in Mark and East Brent, were attended by 45 residents and have been hailed a success by Broadview. Tom Cosgrove, the Project Manager for the proposed Pilrow wind farm, said: “The residents who attended the event found the information useful and we received positive feedback from a number of them. People were really interested in finding out about the project design process and why the wind farm has been reduced in size.”

“It’s really good that local people have taken an interest in our proposal and we hope that the exhibitions have given people an idea about how much thought and preparation goes into selecting and designing a suitable wind farm site.”

“Residents were also given the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposal which will be reflected in both the proposed community benefit fund and the EIA. Through our numerous consultation exercises we have ensured that all those who wish to engage with us during the development process have been able to, and the feedback we have received has been extremely helpful.”

Broadview is hoping to submit a planning application for the proposed 8 to 12MW wind farm to Sedgemoor District Council in the coming weeks. If the project is approved, Broadview is proposing to pay £2,500 per MW of installed capacity into a community benefit fund. This could mean £20,000 to £30,000 every year for the lifetime of the project, totalling between £500,000 and £750,000 over 25 years.

The Pilrow wind farm is expected to generate enough electricity to meet the average annual demands of up to 5,300 households in the area and, in doing so, will make a valuable contribution towards increasing the UK’s energy security and reducing our growing reliance on fossil fuel imports from volatile regions of the world.

Final designs for the site were announced earlier in January and, following a detailed programme of site investigation and community consultation, the number of turbines has been reduced from the originally proposed six to four, and their height reduced from 140 to 130 metres.

For more details on the project and the forthcoming events please visit the dedicated project website: www.pilrowwindfarm.com. Details can also be found on the Support Pilrow Wind Farm Facebook page.

 

Notes to editors:

1. Broadview Energy Limited www.broadviewenergy.com develops wind energy projects in the United Kingdom that will generate clean, sustainable energy. Broadview takes projects from site identification, through the planning process, to construction and ultimately operation. The company has two operational wind farms: Hill of Fiddes in Aberdeenshire and Low Spinney in Leicestershire. Broadview has a number of other projects at various stages of the development process throughout the United Kingdom.

2. More information on the Pilrow wind farm can be obtained via the dedicated project web pages: www.pilrowwindfarm.com 

For media enquiries, please contact:

Lisa Ross at Broadview Energy (lross@broadviewenergy.com / 020 7268 9911).