Yearby under threat from wind turbines

[SWBKCB]

Been asked to spread the word:



Two more wind turbines are planned to be built west of Yearby and to the south of the Wilton International site east gate on the A174 .

The details are in the link and Barry Smith the operator of the Yearby strip has asked me to spread the word and get people to object as these two turbines as they infringe into the circuit base leg and together with the turbulence from them would make flying at Yearby impossible and force the closure of the strip ;

https://planning.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/%28S%28eobmtnu2d5bbqikx14u4kem5%29%29/plaRecord.aspx?AppNo=R/2014/0074/FFM
(https://planning.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/%28S%28eobmtnu2d5bbqikx14u4kem5%29%29/plaRecord.aspx?AppNo=R/2014/0074/FFM)

Hope you can oblige?

[xrayalpha]

Hi,

There are some planning precedents that might be useful.

Try looking at (albeit in Scotland) :

Scottish Government - DPEA - Case Details (http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=103339)

The decision letter is at the foot of the page.

If you search the South Lanarkshire Council site (ref EK/11/0377 ) then you'll see Strathaven Airfield's submissions, and can perhaps cut and paste much of that (adapted to local needs). Check the references to the various editions of the CAPs are up-to-date too!

However, it appears this airstrip was not on the list of consultees.

Has it got proper planning with the local authority? Has it ever put in a safeguarding plan? Does the landowner of the airstrip - if different from the operator - have any comments.

I see there is nothing yet in from the airfield - even a short holding letter "we object on the grounds of aviation safety, a full response will follow in due course" should have been submitted.

If the owner/operator is truly serious about defending this strip, they should be logging on to pprune in their own account, in my opinion.

Always dangerous to say: strip will close if these are built. Then if they are built, and strip remains open (albeit with very restricted flying and hardly viable commercially), then you have opened the "they said they would have to close, but they didn't: you are crying wolf" box!

[ericferret]

We have fought two wind farms close to airfields in Lincolnshire. We won the first and are awaiting the outcome of the public inquiry into the second.

Aviation safety is a priority and when the planners realise that they have a responsibility it tends to concentrate their minds a little.

Safeguarding helps a little but there is no official safeguarding for small airfields.

Dont expect any help from the MOD even if you are in a low flying area. I have tried on numerous occasions to talk to various MOD bodies and the usual response is silence.

We generated over 400 letters of objection to the second project. These are very important as if there is insufficient opposition the application can be dealt with under delegated powers and that means it is dealt with in a back office and never goes to planning committee.

I concur with XRAYALPHA Mr Smith should put some contact details on here soonest.
It looks as if he has until the 19th to put a case together and to generate objections.
Not long.

You can object "ONLINE" via the link above to this application, in general terms, referencing aviation safety. Really the airfield owner needs to put more information out so that more specific objections can be made.

I would also recommend a look at the website WINDBYTE

http://www.windbyte.co.uk/northumberland.html

which deals with wind turbine development in the North East.