Sadberge Parish Plan

WIND FARMS NEAR SADBERGE

Summary

The Sadberge Parish Plan has been extended to address the issue of wind farms near Sadberge.

It is clear from the results of the wind farms questionnaire that the Sadberge community opposes the construction of wind farms near our village.

At its meeting on 16-Dec-2008, Sadberge Parish Council formally adopted the 'wind farms addendum' to the Sadberge Parish Plan (see below) and approved the two supporting documents.

(1)	The wind farms addendum to the Sadberge Parish Plan.
	There are five specific actions in the Parish Plan addendum. The first three actions are directed at opposing the construction of any wind farms near Sadberge, and the final two actions are to implement a back-up strategy of seeking to minimise the harm caused by any wind farms that are given the go-ahead despite our opposition.
(2)	Details of the wind farms policy that we have asked Darlington Borough Council to adopt, preferably as part of the Darlington Local Development Framework. Warning: This is a 1.4 MB file. If you are on a dial-up connection it will take some time to download it.
(3)	Details of the planning conditions that we have asked Darlington Borough Council to impose on any wind farm that is allowed to go ahead despite our opposition.

On-going discussions

Banks Developments has commented on the proposals in the two supporting documents. Please click on this link to see the letter from Banks Developments (PDF format).

Click on this link to see Sadberge Parish Council's response (PDF format).

Background

At its meeting on 30th July 2008, Sadberge Parish Council agreed that the Sadberge Parish Plan should be extended to cover the issue of wind farms near Sadberge.

The Parish Plan Steering Group issued a Wind Farms Background Document giving information about wind turbines and the issues associated with them. Click on the link to view or download a copy of the Background Document in PDF format.

There was a Parish Plan Open Meeting on the subject of Wind Farms near Sadberge on Thursday 18-Sep-2008. Use this link to view or download the notes of the meeting (PDF format).

In the wind farms questionnaire, which was distributed to all Sadberge homes, residents aged 18 or over were asked whether we should oppose or accept the construction of wind farms near Sadberge. The results were:-

Responses:	263 out of 610	43.1%
Accept:	59 out of 263	22.4%
Oppose:	199 out of 263	75.7%
Abstain	5 out of 263	1.9%

Follow this link to see a list of the comments that people submitted with their questionnaire responses.

The Parish Plan Steering Group drafted the "wind farms addendum" to the Parish Plan.

The draft addendum was made available on this web site and in Sadberge Village Hall for people to inspect and comment on.

At its meeting on 16th December 2008, Sadberge Parish Council formally adopted the addendum as part of the Parish Plan.

If you have any problems with accessing any of the documents, or if you would like any further information about this subject, contact Alastair Mackenzie on 01325-333333.