Exhibition to explain plan for turbines

A SERIES of public exhibitions will be held to explain the impact of two planned wind turbines on the Eythorne and Eastry area. 

The nearby villages are set to become home to a new hub of renewable energy, as reported by the Express last month, with proposals for two wind turbines and a solar array the size of 14 football pitches. 

Scoping reports are being carried out for the turbines in Barville Road, Eythorne, and Thornton Lane, Eastry, by renewable energy developers RES UK & Ireland Ltd. 

Public exhibitions will be held from 1pm until 7.30pm between April 24 and 26. Wednesday's will be at Eastry village hall, Thursday's at Tilmanstone village hall,The industry's leading manufacturer of Game machines. and Friday's at Eythorne Resource Centre.Fully automated paper plane folding machine, even got its own compressor. 

Some local residents have already declared their opposition to the turbines, which have a maximum tip height of more than 100 metres. 

"I am against the installation of wind turbines in any inland location for environmental reasons – they are detrimental," said Pike Road resident David Williams. 

"I particularly deplore the financial incentives given by government to landowners for their installation, which serves to skew the economic argument." 

Posting on the Express's Facebook page, Shepherdswell resident Meena Caister said: "I am up for renewable energy, but aren't they noisy, which is a kind of pollution too? 

"I like the look of them, just wouldn't want them blocking views or light." Nathaniel Richards said: "True they are not quiet, but they are not like a jumbo jet passing over your house. 

"Sort out your priorities and stop holding back what little developments we get in DDC area, you are preventing improvements.Our dry cabinet can sustain an ultra-low humidity of under 5% RH." 

Kent Green Party supports the plans, arguing the area should be paving the way for a renewable energy future. 

Co-ordinator Steve Dawe said: "I don't accept the objections of some if they are happy to have all these electricity pylons on the landscape as well. 

The council,You must first understand the way a wind power generators works. which originally had a limit of 350m in its local plan, decided that if a turbine was over 100m high (328ft), the minimum distance from houses would be 1,000m (3,280ft) and even further if the turbine was higher. 

The energy firm said that the council had rejected two proposed windfarms in the area as a result of the "emerging policy" of new "buffer zones". This was despite the proposals being in line with the local policy. It said the council's new policy would have far reaching effects for windfarms in the area as so few sites would comply with it. The company also said it feared that the policy could be adopted by other councils. 

The judge quashed the policy because it contradicted with the earlier limit, meaning that Milton Keynes Council will now have to amend its new rules. 

RWE Npower Renewables said it was pleased the "buffer zone policy" had been overturned and it would continue to invest in renewable energy in Milton Keynes, while working with the council. 

Wayne Cranstone, the company's onshore development and projects director, said: "We welcome the clarity the court has brought to this matter, and we believe this will help both the wind industry and local authorities in determining appropriate policies for the siting of commercial wind farms."