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Have you seen the mast on the hill to the north
of Trispen?
It is measuring wind speed for Coronation
Power.
Click here to see their proposal.
These
are the questions local people are asking
How big will they be?
400 ft…. 150 ft taller than Truro Cathedral
How close will the be?
420m to the nearest home, and 1.5km to the furthest part of St Erme.
Why are they building them here?
Because the land owner has agreed to let them, despite the
noise and vibration related health fears. This cannot be done in
Europe or in Scotland where they must be 2km from people’s homes.
How much money is the power company going to make?
£3-4 million revenue each year depending on how windy it is. Paid
for by you in your electricity bill. How much money will stay in Cornwall?
The bulk of the money never comes to Cornwall. The developer is
London based. The land owner gets perhaps 4-6% (£120,000-£240,000)
per year. How much will my electricity bill go down? It will not.
How do I help the power company make lots of money?
By doing nothing .... they are depending on it. How much money
do I lose? If you own your home you will lose about a third
of its value, perhaps more, if you live in Trispen, St Erme, Truthan
or St Allen.
The planning application has been submitted. If you want to
object now is time.
Advice on
how to object
can be found by following this link.
The last day for submitting objection letters has been moved
back to May 29th
A jumbo jet's wingspan is substantially smaller than the
blade span of these enormous machines. Clearly they will have a big
impact on the lives of villagers, but
they will also frame a visitor's entrance to Truro... welcome to Truro
Turbine city. You will be able to see the 60 metre mast next to the A39, we have
superimposed pictures of 2 Turbines at roughly twice that height to give
a feel for the impact seen from the road outside the Honda garage... but
remember the developer wants to build 7 Turbines.
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The 15 Turbines at Carland Cross are 49 metres
high. Plans to increase their height to 100 metres, and
substantially expand the ground they cover, was initially turned down by the council,
but the developer is planning to appeal.
The Trispen development is
the next stage towards Turbine in-fill. The new machines will be taller
still. The Four Burrows Turbines are also in sight. What
other county town will be circled by Turbines? Welcome to
Truro... Cornwall's Turbine Capital.
Seven 400ft-high Turbines are
industrial-sized structures with no place here. They will ruin
the backdrop of the village, dwarf us all and spoil many
peoples' views. Want to see more?...
follow this link
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The developer and landowners
stand to make a great deal of money from this development...
millions... so they are very well organised and well financed.
Coronation Power say that they have already invested £500,000
preparing this planning application.
The planning application
has been made. There will be only one chance to say NO and
that time is coming. Now is the time to
object, for advice on how to do this follow this link.
Follow the progress of
Coronation Power's planning application by
following this link.
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People that live close to Turbines say they
reduce their quality of life. A big problem is the noise they
make. Some say it sounds like living in a broken down washing
machine. Hear what misery they create for
yourself.
Coronation Power propose the largest Turbines in the UK within 2
kilometres from 1,300 residents of Trispen and St Erme, and
considerably less from some who may be as close as 420 metres.
Why should we be made to take risks
with our health... . Read more... follow this link. |
The Turbine developers claim that the construction of
Turbines near peoples' homes will have little adverse impact on property
prices. Does that seem likely to you? We
believe our houses will be devalued. Would you choose to live near seven 400 foot Turbines? Most buyers
will not.
The developer will spend
his millions out of the county. He lives in London and his
consultants are Oxford based. Trispen will
become Turbine Town, and the local community will pay the price.
Want to hear more...
follow this link
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Threat to Wildlife
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When the sun is behind the
Turbine blades an unpleasant strobe effect results, falling across
roads, peoples’ gardens and into their houses. Coronation Power
agree this is an issue... they advised one local person “to close the curtains”!
Do you want to live behind
curtains?
Take a look a some video
footage of Flicker Effect |
Birds and bats are killed by Turbine blades. This
rural area is full of both. Coronation Power advised a Trispen
inhabitant “buzzards only fly below 20 metres” (below the level of the
blades)...
They do not appear to be country people.
Have they told our buzzards? |
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