There has been an extension of time to the end of March 2008 to complete the work required to assess the application.

Government guidelines require that most simple planning applications submitted to a council for consideration should be dealt with within 8 weeks. More complicated ones are allowed up to 12 weeks, like this wind farm application. The planning department can ask the developer for an extension to this period and, if they are in a mind to, an extension is agreed.

The original application went in on 03/05/2007 and a closure date of 23/08/2007 was given.

W.M.D.C planning department faced with a tremendous amount of work in considering this application asked for an extension and agreed one to the end of January 2008, and now a second to the end of March 2008.

The developer has the right to bypass the council once any agreed date has been passed and go directly to a government inspector for him/her to make a decision, but a large application like this would most likely go to a public inquiry. 

In assessing an application like this a planning department has to ask many statutory consultees for their recommendations or comments. Departments like power and water suppliers, airports and radar controllers plus many other technical bodies and local businesses.

They also have to take into account public opinion, so we urge you to write in and object to this large industrial developement threatening to literally overshadow our lives and homes.

For more information on how to do this use the main menu on the left and select "How to object to the wind farm" and "Standard letters". 

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