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< Back to all project news 04 Feb 2011 - Westnewton Broadview Energy given the green light in Cumbria

Broadview Energy Limited has been granted planning permission for a three turbine wind farm and associated infrastructure on agricultural land between the villages of Westnewton and Aspatria, Cumbria. The permission was granted following a five day Public Inquiry, where the potential impacts of the scheme were discussed at length and weighed against the renewable energy benefits.

Once constructed, the project is expected to generate enough electricity to meet the needs of 3,500 households in the region and, in doing so, offset harmful carbon dioxide emissions that would have otherwise been generated by fossil fuelled power stations. Additionally, Broadview Energy intends to set up a community fund worth approximately between £12,000 - £18,000 per annum to fund projects within the local community.

Tom Cosgrove, the Project Manager at Broadview Energy said: ‘This planning permission comes at the culmination of a number of years of detailed site investigation, during which time the project has been refined to fit well with the particular sensitivities of the local area. We believe this to be a good project in a good location and we are glad that a government inspector has recognised this and granted planning permission. We will now look to begin construction as soon as possible with a view to exporting clean and sustainable electricity to the local grid network.’

Notes to editors:

• 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’s first wind farm (near Aberdeen) entered operation in January 2010. Broadview has a number of other projects at various stages of the development process throughout the United Kingdom.
• More information on the Westnewton wind farm can be obtained via the dedicated project web page: http://www.broadviewenergy.com/westnewton

For media enquiries, please contact:
Lisa Ross at Broadview Energy Limited (lross@broadviewenergy.com / 020 7268 9911).