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Stop the Construction of a 40 Metre Wind Turbine in Hewish, Crewkerne.

Stop the Construction of a 40 Metre Wind Turbine in Hewish, Crewkerne.

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 8 months ago
On 3rd December 2012 a planning application was put in place for a 40 metre heigh wind turbine, with a wingspan of 54 metres. There are a number of key arguments against this construction:
- Its location and height mean it will be visible for miles around. It will destroy the view of the beautiful countryside from Crewkerne, Clapton, Roundham and other surrounding villages.
- It will create a constant whirring noise when in use equivalent to being in a room with a fan turned constantly on. Government ministers advise humans do not live within 1.4 miles of a wind turbine. The whole village of Hewish is within this radius. - Research has shown properties near wind turbines are devalued by between 20% and 40%. - Wind turbines scare horses, and other animals. A proposed new bridle way runs directly next to the site of this wind turbine.

- The construction of wind turbines such as this use such a huge amount of concrete and other environmentally destructive materials that the 'green' benifit is negated.

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Mark Gibson
13 years ago Featured

My horse would lose his mind near that thing. Its a dangerous spot for a turbine if they plan on puting a bridleway right there.

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Dave Hall
13 years ago Featured

property values are already bad enough without this nonsense.

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Sarah Wright
13 years ago Featured

The noise is my biggest worry. Living with a constant fan sound in the middle of the night would drive anyone crazy.

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Clare Sutton
13 years ago Featured

HEWISH IS A QUIET VILLAGE AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. DONT BUILD IT HERE.

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Janet Gutierrez
13 years ago Featured

Who actually thinks this is a good idea?? 40 metres is way too tall for this area. Keep it away from our homes.

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Simon Fletcher
13 years ago Featured

This is going to ruin the look of the whole valley. Nobody wants to look at a metal pole while they are trying to enjoy the countryside.