Pontefract Windfarm Action Group - Wind mast Planning Application rejected!

Wind mast Planning Application rejected!

The Wakefield MDC Planning Committee voted on Friday 13 July 2007 to reject the Planning Application to erect a 60m high wind monitoring mast on Went Edge between Darrington and Wentbridge. Banks Developments applied for planning permission (07/00212/FUL) to erect the mast on land adjacent to Westfield Lane, Darrington as a precursor to their recent application to build six 125m tall wind turbines (Planning Application No: 07/01338/FUL) near the same site.

Of the 11 Councillors present 9 voted to reject the Planning Application having visited the intended site on Tuesday 10 July 2007. Two Councillors were unable to vote due to a conflict of interest. Members of PWAG were in County Hall to hear the Planning Application unanimously rejected by all those Councillors able to vote.

Tony Hames

Tony Hames, Chairman of PWAG said "This is absolutely brilliant news for all the local communities that would have been affected. This has shown how important it is for local residents to send in their letters of objection and to tell the Planning Committee members that they do not want this beautiful natural landscape industrialised!".

Planning Committee visits West Park Homes

Planning Committee visit West Park Homes

On Tuesday 10 July 2007 the Wakefield MDC Planning Committee members visited the site of the proposed wind mast and viewed it from a variety of sites including Doncaster Road, East Hardwick and West Park Homes. They were also able to see the PWAG blimp flying at 125m above Went Edge to give local residents an idea of how tall the wind turbines would be if planning permission for their erection was granted.

If you would like to see where Banks Developments wanted to build the mast if planning approval had been given then click here and look for M1 on the map. Why not tell the members of WMDC Planning Committee your views about the erection of six 125m wind turbines. Click here to see a list of their names, email adresses and phone numbers.

You can read an article in the Yorkshire Evening Post published on Saturday 14 July 2007 entitled 'Wind plan blown away!' regarding the refusal to approve the wind mast Planning Application by clicking here.