The study will provide detailed information on the suitability of the land taking into consideration potential constraints such as ecology, flood risk and the ability of the local and wider landscape to absorb the visual change.
PfR are working in partnership with the Environment Agency, which owns the proposed site. Investigations so far suggest there is potential for six turbines on the site, which is between Saundby and Gainsborough. This could equate to enough electricity to generate the equivalent of approximately 7,200 homes.
“Throughout the initial preparatory stages of a planning submission it is imperative that a robust and appropriately scoped environmental impact assessment is undertaken,” said WYG associate environmental consultant Paul Burgess. “This will then help us to create a layout and design that will work within the environmental capacity of the site and surroundings, resulting in a minimal effect on the local and wider environment whilst still providing a feasible and cost effective development.”
“We are still in the early stages and looking at how we can best shape an effective wind energy development that not only benefits the community but also forms a part of the UK’s action on climate change," said PfR regional manager Jo Fleming.
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