Planning Supporting Statement - Partnerships for Renewables

Louth Canal Wind Energy Development
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 This Planning Statement has been prepared in support of a full planning application to East
Lindsey District Council (ELDC) for the erection of three wind turbines with a maximum tip
height of 113.5m at land east of Louth Canal, Lincolnshire by the Partnership for Renewable
Development Company Ltd (PfR).
1.1.2 PfR was established to facilitate renewable energy projects on land controlled by public sector
bodies, and has set up PfR (Louth Canal) Limited, a subsidiary development company, to
progress this project at Louth Canal.
1.2 Structure
1.2.1 The structure of this planning supporting statement is as follows:
Chapter 1: This introductory section of the Planning Statement describes the drawings
and additional supporting documents which are provided with this application;
Chapter 2: Describes the site and its immediate surroundings;
Chapter 3: Outlines the development proposals, and necessary infrastructure required
to support the development;
Chapter 4: Outlines the climate change policy;
Chapter 5: Outlines national planning policy,
Chapter 6: Sets out the development plan and material considerations;
Chapter 7: Provides an assessment of the scheme having regard to the national and
local planning framework and any other material considerations; and
Chapter 8: Concludes the statement.
1.3 Application Supporting Information
1.3.1 In addition to this statement and the planning application form, the application submission will
comprises the following suite of documents:
Design and Access Statement
1.3.2 A Design and Access Statement has been prepared in line with the guidance set out in
Development Management Policy Annex: Information requirements and validation for planning
applications (and the accompanying guidance), which has replaced section 3 of Circular
01/2006 (Changes to the Development Control System). The Design and Access Statement
sets out how the design has developed to take into consideration both constraints on the site
and the pre-application consultation undertaken with statutory consultees.
March 2012 1 Planning Supporting Statement
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