New Bill That Defines Minimum Distances from Turbines to Homes starts its progress through Parliament
A new Private Members’ Bill had its first formal reading in the House of Lords yesterday (26 July 2010)
To be known as the “Wind Turbines (Minimum Distances from Residential Premises) Act 2010”, it makes provision for a minimum distance between wind turbines and residential premises according to the size of the wind turbine; and for [...]
Statement from VVASP following the recent ASA ruling
In October 2009, Vale Villages Against Scottish Power (VVASP) issued a Newsletter with a copy of a banner we had displayed at the drop-in sessions hosted by ScottishPower Renewables (SPR). It compared the height of a 125m Wind Turbine with local buildings with several boxes on the leaflet explaining our concerns. This prompted someone to [...]
LUFF PROPOSES LAW ON WIND FARM “BUFFER ZONES”
Tuesday 20th October 2009
A piece of legislation to control the distance between wind farms and the nearest house is to be introduced into the Commons next month
Legislation backs VVASP campaign for a 2Km No Zone
Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff, who has been working with residents on the proposed Lenches/Bishampton wind farm in his constituency, will [...]
Bishampton Bank to be first area for makeover by ScottishPower Renewables as they announce Phase1
09-09-2009
ScottishPower Renewables today released details of the first phase of development for the proposed Lenchwick Windfarm.
ScottishPower Renewables, which has a track record of multiple planning applications and has proposals to extend all of its existing industrial wind power generating sites, today released details of the proposed locations of the first set of wind turbines for [...]
Local MP, Peter Luff comes to hear the Concerns of Local Residents
On Friday 17 July Peter Luff, visited the house of Jon and Diane Richardson in Sheriffs Lench to see the wind test mast, and the proposed site of the wind farm.
The picture is of Jon Richardson with Peter Luff and a few Sheriffs Lench residents.
In the background is the expected site of three [...]
