Bamford & Norden June 2015

Coming soon? –
a wind farm near you.
Plans have now been submitted to Rossendale Council by Scout Moor Expansion Ltd (a joint venture by Peel and United
Utilities) to add another 16x115 metre turbines to their 26x100 metre turbine Wind Farm on Scout Moor.
Coronation Power, the London based company responsible for the destruction of Crook Hill are awaiting a decision from
Rochdale Council to their application to add another 12x125 metre turbines straddling Rooley Moor Road, The Pennine
Bridleway and The Mary Towneley Loop. If the Rossendale and Rochdale Councillors consent the applications, we will have a
54 turbine wind farm on our diminishing Green Belt Common Land. This will be the biggest onshore wind farm in England.
The question we must ask the Planning Authorities and the elected Councillors who will vote on these applications is this:-
“Will there be a net benefit to our
townships if we allow these developments
to go ahead?”
Here are twelve reasons why the answer
must be a resounding “NO”.
The enormous subsidies are paid for by
YOU, the consumer. The turbines are
German, the Lord of the Manor resides
in Salisbury, the controlling
shareholder of Peel resides in the Isle
of Man, xxxx incorporated by
Coronation Power, is registered in the
British Virgin Islands tax haven. In
short, this area is seen as an easy target
by aggressive developers and we are being seriously exploited for the promise of a financial return on business
rates and the creation of the illusionary “Community Benefit Fund”.
Your property value will diminish. Some properties will be unsaleable. The London School of Economics’ detailed report,
released in 2014, concludes that property values will fall by up to 11%. If these developments are consented, the cost to
local communities will be £70M for every 1% fall. Against this, any financial benefit from Business Rates is meaningless.
Scout Moor and Rooley Moor is the wrong place for a development of this magnitude. It is far too close to properties. The
impact for equestrians, walkers, cyclists and those who value the diminishing open spaces will be devastating.
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