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Burton Joyce Parish Council

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“ ..it beggars belief that such a proposal could be put together which overrides all sense of impact on the local community and its residents” 

                      Chairman BJ Archery Club
Text Box: VERNON COAKER MP VISITS SPORTS FACILITY UNDER THREAT OF CLOSURE BY GIANT WIND TURBINES Leading representatives of Poplars sports clubs express serious concerns over its future. fields immediately next to the Sports Ground. The potential intrusion of large rotating blades, shadow flicker, noise and health and safety aspects has lead to the clubs writing & informing Burton Joyce Parish Council (BJPC) that if the installations were allowed to proceed they would no longer be in a position to use the facility safely. Chairman of BJPC, Richard Potter said “Despite a token gesture by STW to move the Turbines slightly the fact remains that their overbearing size and presence has not diminished the concerns of the sporting organisations using the facility. Clearly if the clubs are forced to leave, then the resulting loss of revenue will lead BJPC to the inevitable conclusion of closing the Poplars Sports Ground. This will have a devastating impact on the community the hundreds of junior and senior sports enthusiasts at a time when Government is focusing a considerable amount of effort into improving healthy life styles and general fitness” Cllr Richard Potter said “We also support renewable initiatives which is why we have tasked a councillor to investigate a community power scheme using the weirs on the Trent as a viable source of consistent energy. As the key planning consultee we were pleased that Vernon Coaker MP acknowledged that the basis of our objection was to ensure compliance to planning legislation and policies relating to structures of this magnitude and their impact on the community, rather than the too easily levelled criticism of NIMBISM by people that had not studied this actual application in detail.” Cllr Pat Blandamer Gedling Borough Councillor and Newly elected Mayor of Gedling Borough says: “This is a very disturbing application of such size and impact with such little consideration of residents, it’s as if they don’t exist” The BJPC, along with most of it residents, is acutely aware of the need for renewable energy. Nevertheless, any energy projects must have the benefits weighed against the impact to the communities they are built in. We believe the cost of the STW scheme to our village is too high. As an alternative, the BJPC has tasked a councillor to begin looking at a community power scheme using the weirs on the Trent. Cllr Steve Cluff, Burton Joyce Parish Councillor and Head of WT Working Group says: “This is big business hijacking the green energy subsidies at the expense of local people’s well being.” Hopefully, after reading our findings, you will agree and help us to stop the wind turbine development by objecting to GBC Planning Dept. What's happening with the Application ?? The decision is not expected at GBC until Early September. You can still send in objections until then. The BJPC official objection is due around middle of June. Various other Government Agencies objections are expected around that time as well The WT Working Groups is busy with its final parts of the objection sand the public awareness group and persons of influence group continue with their work View our original newsletter here Text Box: Listen To Us and the Turbine issues on BBC Radio Nottingham 26th May 2010

As a result of recent comments in the media by Vernon Coaker, the Gedling MP visited the Poplars sports facility in Burton Joyce last weekend. During his visit Vernon listened to the concerns of Senior Club members of Burton Joyce Football, Archery, Cricket and Bowls clubs. Severn Trent Water PLC (STW) has applied for planning permission to erect two Giant Wind Turbines in the

Vernon Coaker particularly expressed his own concerns about the effects of noise to the 3,000 residents from the two 430ft wind Turbines proposed by STW at its Stoke Bardolph plant. “Renewable Energy plays an important part in the future of UK however schemes such as this must be balanced with the effect on the local community. I have been made aware of serious issues that need to be addressed with this application before it can proceed and I shall be contacting Gedling Borough planning Department for reassurances about my concerns.”