Predicted view from near Wyndford Mill Farm

This website has been set up to be an ongoing source of information for the community and other stakeholders about the proposed wind farm at King's Street, Brineton, Staffordshire.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACCESS ROUTE UPDATE

We had been planning to transport equipment along the what's commonly referred to as the straight mile (the long straight section of road to the South of the site) during construction of the wind farm . A study has shown that more work to the road may be needed to enable this to happen and members of the community also expressed some concerns about the use of this road during the public consultation.

As a result, we are looking at other ways of getting the turbine equipment to the site and will keep the website updated with the latest plans. We aim to submit the planning application early next year once this work is finished. All the other independent studies such as the noise and landscape assessments are now complete.

If you have further questions about access or construction, you can find out more in the construction section.

A WORD FROM THE TRUSTEES

The Trustees of Weston Park Estate have been asked to summarise the thinking that has led to their agreeing to having the proposed wind farm on their land.  Their response can be found here.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The online consultation will be closing on the 31st October, and the results will be present in the planning application.

Thanks to everyone who attended the public exhibition at Blymhill Village Hall on Wednesday 24th June, and the Parish meeting on Monday 20th July.  We have received a large amount of feedback and questions, both at the meetings and through the website.

We have collated the majority of the questions, and have put answers up on an Answers Page.

There have been requests to find out how much money will be available for the community trust fund.  We can now confirm this would be £18,000 per year for the lifetime of the project (25 years). 

This fund would be managed by a local group, which in the past has been local councils, charities or other community groups.  More information about the trust funds can be found on the Community Benefit page.

WIND FARM VISIT 

Many people expressed an interest in visiting a wind farm, and this is something we highly recommend.  There is a list of all operational projects in the UK on the BWEA website here, and these can also be viewed on a map here.

Please contact us if you would like to be sent some directions to a wind farm operating the same or similar types of turbines.