npower renewables has appealed against Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council's decision to reject plans for a seven turbine wind farm on land near the village of Grindon, approximately 10 kilometres to the south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
As a result of the appeal, a Public Inquiry is being into the Council's decision. The inquiry will take place in Berwick-upon-Tweed starting on 6 May and is expected to last for five weeks.
The public inquiry will also consider two other wind farm proposals, from other developers, at Barmoor and Moorsyde.
At the inquiry a Planning Inspector, appointed by Government, will be presented with detailed information about the wind farms and then make a decision about whether the Council's decision should be upheld, or if the wind farms should be allowed to proceed.
For more information about the Planning Inspectorate visit:
www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk.
The final wind turbine choice at Toft Hill will be made if the wind farm is given consent, but they are likely to be capable of producing between 14 and 19 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity.
At this size, Toft Hill Wind Farm could meet the average annual electricity needs of between 6,800 and 9,200 homes a year. As well as supplying a large number of homes with clean, sustainable electricity, the wind farm would also make a valuable contribution towards reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Every unit of electricity produced by wind power replaces a unit that would have been produced by burning fossil fuels, and therefore saves the pollution that would have been caused. If built Toft Hill Wind Farm would make an important contribution towards tackling climate change.
Toft Hill Wind Farm
