MOOR HOUSE WIND FARM OBJECTION LETTER

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Commercial-scale wind turbines should not be situated amongst the settlements on the Tees Plain to the north-east of Darlington.

The proposed wind farm would have a very significant detrimental effect on landscape character and visual amenity. The Addendum to Arup's report on "Wind Farm Development and Landscape Capacity Studies: East Durham Limestone and Tees Plain" states that "overall the level of development proposed at [Moor House] exceeds the capacity of the landscape". Also, Arup's assessment was that any scenario involving the construction of the Moor House Wind would have a Severe impact on receptors in Sadberge (where "Severe" is the worst category of impact).

No permission should be given for any wind farm on the Tees Plain until and unless Durham Tees Valley Airport makes a formal, public statement that it is satisfied that aircraft safety will not be compromised.

There is no reliable assurance that noise from the proposed Moor House Wind Farm will not cause harm and annoyance to residents of the surrounding area, including Sadberge. In particular, the noise assessment reported in the Moor House Environmental Statement takes no account of phenomenon of aerodynamic modulation, which causes wind farm noise to take on a loud, "thumping" character and to become audible at a considerable distance from the wind farm. No planning permission should be given for any wind farm on the Tees Plain to the north-east of Darlington until and unless there is a satisfactory way of protecting local residents from all types of noise from wind turbines, not just the types of noise covered by ETSU-R-97.

No planning permission should be given for any wind farm on the Tees Plain to the north-east of Darlington until and unless there is a proper, satisfactory process for taking account of cumulative impact of wind farms in this area. Note that Ove Arup's Landscape Capacity Studies report concluded that the Tees Plain "least impact" area could potentially accommodate a total of "around 9-15 turbines" in "two wind farm clusters separated by around 5km (from existing, consented or each other)". The proposed A1 Wind Farm and the proposed East Newbiggin Wind Farm are both within 3 km of Moor House.

The proposed development would be likely to have a detrimental effect on property prices in the surrounding area, including Sadberge.

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