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"It's a decision of the future"
Derek Booth
Published Date:
20 January 2010
News reporter
Wind turbines standing 100 metres tall are to be built between two county villages after councillors gave the New Albion Wind Farm the green light.
Councillors last night approved developer Infinergy's plan to build seven wind turbines between Rushton and Pipewell.

Derek Booth, who has lived in a cottage 800 metres from the proposed site for 38 years, said: "I'm pleased they have taken the ri
ght decision.

"It's a decision of the future."

More than 70 people packed into Kettering Council chamber to hear the
controversial decision and councillors almost cleared the room on several occasions due to disturbances.

The decision was deferred in December because of a legal issue, but councillors followed planning officials' recommendation and approved the plan this time.

Opponents including Rushton Parish Council, Wilbarston Parish Council and Northamptonshire Campaign to Protect Rural England raised concerns over the visual impact and noise levels. The council received 269
objections to the plans and 64 letters in favour.

Bob King, chairman of the Rushton and Pipewell Action Group, which opposed the development, said: "We are disgusted but there will be a judicial appeal. Kettering Council has handled it very badly. We are going to carry on fighting."

Infinergy managing director Charles Sandham said: "We are absolutely delighted."


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Bobby85,

Kettering 20/01/2010 12:01:08
Not quite sure what these people are moaning at. I live just down the road from the Burton Latimer site and doesn't really have a major effect. I know I'd rather have an eco freindly wind plant than a god awful coal or even nuclear plant built near by.
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NicB,

20/01/2010 15:53:31
Well, I was going to waffle about all sorts of things, but Bobby85 has it exactly right, and has the advantage of living under a wind farm, so is more qualified than me to comment on that.

For what it's worth, nuclear power is not the answer either, even ignoring the waste and security issues, it's around the same cost as wind, but going to get more expensive as we've only got 80 years fuel left (and building more means the fuel will get more expensive. If we swapped all our electricity generation to nuclear, we'd run out in 2012...)
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louise jack,

pipewell 20/01/2010 19:11:56
I live in Pipewell and I support wholeheartedly the building of wind farms. I actually like the look of wind turbines. But placing these farms so close to residential houses, shadowing recognised conservation areas, is nonsensical. Companies should follow the example of Scotland and other EU countries by placing them 2 km apart the nearest property, in the case of Albion Wind Farm, the nearest home is just over half a km away. Far, far too close.
A mile or so from Pipewell sits Desborough Airfield, completely unused and a perfect place to position such a site.
Do not plant industry in open countryside, it really isn't environmentally friendly, it's a traversty.
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Robbierunciman,

Romney Marsh 20/01/2010 20:27:29
Hooray. The opposition is not unusual, people who oppose these have an irrational obsession (and usually, right wing political views). The same sorts of canards are raised at each enquiry about them, wasting tax payers money on pointless enquiries, examining the same 'asked and answered' questions, that come up with each site.

The one near me was going to cause flooding because of the concrete used to anchor the towers. Things appear fine. Oddly, very supportive of a third nuclear power.



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Northants Green Party,

Kettering 20/01/2010 20:52:03
Excellent news that common sense has won, an excellent site both because it’s surrounded by roads, a railway, an industrial estate and a landfill site; and that it is on high open land, away from wildlife and most accessible to wind!

Well done to Infinergy and to all of the supporters (including 10 from Northants Green Party) – we made our case for better than the few that tried to wreck the application with scandalous pictures and made up noise and health issues.

A victory for the environment and for most people locally.

Jonathan Hornett
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Vic Mackey,

Kettering 20/01/2010 22:18:38
Great news.
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englishsoup,

california desert 21/01/2010 04:24:39
I list next to a wind farm with hundreds of much bigger turbines and the noise is negligible and would rather live next door to the windfarm than next door to an old smokey coal fired power station and wind is free.

The whiners have had their heads up their backsides far too long. For them it's okay as long as it is not in their backyards!!!! If they don't like it then they should sell their homes and move somewhere where there is no chance of a windfarm. I know, they should move to the slums of inner london.

People should be looking to the future and looking at renewable energy and clean energy.
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Ozzy KT,

Kettering 21/01/2010 10:23:32
During the month long cold snap there was hardly a breath of wind on most days around most of the country so wind power was of negligible benefit. Thankfully we can rely on hydro electric, coal, gas and nuclear to provide electricity on a constant basis but for how much longer? More wind power to replace "unclean" power is clearly not the answer unless we are ok with power cuts on a regular basis.
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Fredjames,

Rushton 21/01/2010 11:33:54
No one can argue that we need to do as much as possible regarding renewable energy. I feel that this site is too close to the villages and another small part of our rural life is to be blighted. If Burton Latimer residents are so happy why not put all the turbines in one area. One can only hope sense will prevail in time.
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louise jack,

pipewell 21/01/2010 12:41:21
Oh come on! Johnathan Hornett's comments are totally ridiculous. Our photo montages were hardly scandelous compared with those posted by Infinergy - thier shots showed wind turbines blending and blurring into the skyline to the point they hardly exist.
If you really want wind farms, great, but please follow the directive from Scotland and many other EU counties and plant them 2 km from the nearest home. Wind turbines produce a low frequency hum that affects the health of humans and that's a scientific fact. That's why you need this 2 km exclusion zone. That's all we ask. It's only common sense.
Louise Jack
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