Durham Tees Valley complain about wind farm plans
02.10.11
Protesters against a planned wind farm hope Durham Tees Valley Airport’s objection will be the ‘silver bullet’ that kills off the project, the Teeside Mercury reports. The airport has said air safety would be ‘seriously compromised’ by the scheme for five turbines on the edge of Hamsterley Forest from Banks Renewables.
In a letter to Durham County Council, airport owner Peel Airports Group said the turbines would interfere with its radar system. A spokesman said the turbines would create ‘clutter’ in the form of ‘twinkling or the formation of tracks on the screen. This effect can be highly distracting for a controller and can cause confusion when trying to distinguish between real aircraft and false targets.'
‘As a result, the safe operation of the airport would be seriously compromised and we therefore wish to object to the proposal. In addition, the developer has not provided, within the planning application, any proposals to mitigate the impacts, or evidence that indicates the impacts could be mitigated.’
Hamsterley and Upper Gaunless Action Group was formed to fight the plans. A supporter told the newspaper: ‘We hope this will be our silver bullet.’
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