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< Back to all project news 12 Dec 2011 - Starbold Broadview updates local residents with Starbold wind farm plans

Broadview successfully hosted its third public exhibition (8th December) for the proposed five turbine Starbold wind farm, which is to be located between the villages of Knightcote and Bishop’s Itchington in Warwickshire. The exhibition was held at Knightcote Village Hall and was attended by approximately 110 people. 

The exhibition gave residents the opportunity to find out more from the Broadview team about its plans, including recent changes to the proposed layout and access route.  Broadview has now confirmed that it plans to submit a planning application for the proposed wind farm to Stratford-on-Avon District Council later this month.

In addition, as part of Broadview’s continued commitment to the community, a trip for local residents to visit Broadview’s operational Low Spinney wind farm in Leicestershire has been arranged for 4th February 2012. Members of the public wishing to attend the event should contact Broadview’s Community Relations Manager via the details provided below.

James Turner-Moore, Project Manager for Broadview Energy, said: “It was great to meet so many members of the local community at the exhibition.  We are now very much focussed on drawing the various documents together in order to submit the full wind farm planning application in the coming weeks.  We also hope that as many residents as possible will come and join us on the wind farm trip as it will give local residents the opportunity to experience a wind farm first hand.”

Should the Starbold wind farm be approved, the scheme could be constructed and operational within 12 months, with the potential to generate enough electricity to meet the annual needs of 4,788 households within the region. It would also lead to the displacement of electricity and associated carbon emissions generated by fossil fuelled power stations.

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 Starbold wind farm can be obtained via the dedicated project web pages: www.starboldwindfarm.com

For media enquiries, please contact:

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