Wind farms near Sadberge

There are several proposals to construct wind farms on the Tees Plain to the north-east of Darlington. This section of the Sadberge web site provides information about these proposals and Sadberge's responses to them.

Sadberge Parish Council is asking all Sadberge residents to put in objections to the Moor House Wind Farm planning application.

Click on these links to:-
>> View a copy of the Parish Council's objection letter (PDF format).
>> See a copy of the Parish Council flyer (PDF format) asking Sadberge residents to register objections.
>> View and/or download a copy of a pro-forma objection letter (Microsoft Word format).
>> View and/or download a copy of a letter requesting effective planning conditions (Microsoft Word format)
>> Access the facility that helps you to create a customised objection letter.

Banks Developments submitted the planning application for its proposed Moor House Wind Farm on 21-Oct-2009. Follow the link for more details.

Sadberge Parish Council has objected to the Moor House Wind Farm planning application. Click on this link to see a copy of the objection letter. In January the Parish Council will send out a flyer asking Sadberge residents to register their objections to the proposed wind farm.

On behalf of the Association of North East Councils (ANEC), Arup has produced an addendum to its report on Wind Farm Development and Landscape Capacity Studies: East Durham Limestone and Tees Plain. This addendum is very significant for the campaign to limit the number of wind turbines on the Tees Plain to the north-east of Darlingon. Click here for further information.

We understand that Pure Renewable Energy no longer proposes to construct the West Newbiggin Wind Farm, and that the number of wind turbines proposed for the East Newbiggin Wind Farm has been reduced from nine to three.

Locations of the proposed wind farms

Use this link to access a map showing the locations of the proposed wind farms near Sadberge.

Use this link to access a map showing the locations of the wind farms in County Durham.

Sadberge Parish Council's position

In line with the wind farms addendum to the Sadberge Parish Plan, Sadberge Parish Council's position is that commercial-scale wind turbines should not be situated amongst the settlements on the Tees Plain to the north-east of Darlington.

If, despite local opposition, planning permission is given for any wind farms in this area then:-

They should be kept as far as possible from people's homes.
The numbers of wind turbines should be limited in line with the Arup report on "Wind Farm Development and Landscape Capacity Studies" covering the Tees Plain.
There should be strict, legally binding planning conditions to minimise the harm to local residents.
In particular, there should be effective planning conditions dealing with noise.

You can use this link to return to the Sadberge web site home page.

WIND FARMS NEAR SADBERGE