DEN BROOK WIND FARM - LOCAL BENEFITS
RES is in the process of setting up an annual community fund, which will generate £2000 per MW installed per year (£36,000 per annum) for the 25-year lifetime of the project to be spent on local community projects. This is one way of trying to ensure that local people will receive a direct benefit from having a wind farm in their area, on top of the clear environmental benefits to society as a whole. Click here for more information
COMMUNITY LIAISON GROUP
For more information about the community liaison group, please click here.
NEWS
ACTION FOR RENEWABLES PANORAMA REBUTTAL
Action for Renewables has produced a video rebutting the claims made in the BBC's recent Panorama programme "What's fuelling energy price rises?". The video is presented by the Chair of A4R, Tony Juniper, and can be found below:
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12 May 2011 -
WINDFARM WARS DOCUMENTARY - FIND OUT MORE
RES has participated in the BBC documentary Windfarm Wars, the
first episode of which is being shown on Friday 13th
May. The series follows the development and planning of Den
Brook wind farm over a number of years and shows the detailed
process that wind farm applications have to go through, often with
costly legal challenges and delays. It tells an interesting story
about the debate that surrounds the development of renewable energy
in the UK - the choices we have to make when balancing changes to
the local landscape with addressing big issues like climate change
and keeping the lights on.
We went to great lengths to consult openly and widely with the
local community to develop a good, low-impact project with minimal
impacts that could bring important economic and environmental
benefits. To find out more, follow the Youtube link at the
top of the page and visit our Den Brook Facebook page. There
is also a lot of detailed information on the wind farm proposal on
this website.
Media contact: Alison Jones, Community Relations Manager: +44 (0)1923 299328 |
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11 December 2009 -
RES WELCOMES APPROVAL OF DEN BROOK WIND FARM
RES UK & Ireland has welcomed the Planning Inspectorate's
decision today to approve the nine turbinewind farm at Den Brook in
Devon following a second public inquiry into the scheme earlier
this year.
Click here to
read our press release (PDF)
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23 July 2009 -
DEN BROOK WIND FARM PUBLIC INQUIRY COMMENCES
Planning Inspector to hear case for 9 turbines in West Devon
On the day that the public inquiry for the Den Brook Wind Farm
starts in Okehampton, RES has given details of how the project will
bring positive benefits to the local people of West Devon as well
as to the wider environment.
Click here to
read our press release (PDF)
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24 March 2009 -
RELEASE OF NEW INFORMATION CONFIRMS DEN BROOK WIND FARM WILL NOT
CAUSE A NOISE NUISANCE
RES has today released new data relating to the noise impact of
the Den Brook Wind Farm proposed for North Tawton in Devon.
Click here to read our press release
(PDF)
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March 2009 -
Supplementary Environmental Information submitted to Planning
Inspectorate
RES has voluntarily carried out further noise monitoring and is
making this information available, together with wind speed data
recorded at the site since August 2004.
Click here to download the
document (PDF, 8MB)
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July 2008 -
Media Statement
Noise Issue to be Resolved Fully at Den Brook Public
Inquiry.
Click here to read our press release
(PDF)
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July 2008 -
Media Statement
Den Brook wind farm will not cause noise nuisance for local
residents.
Click here to read our press release
(PDF)
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February 2007 -
RES WELCOMES APPROVAL OF DEN BROOK WIND FARM
The project will generate electricity equivalent to the annual
needs of over 10,000 homes - or half of West Devon - and reduce
emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. It will also
bring local benefits including a £27,000 a year community
fund
Click here to read our press release
(PDF)
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November 2006 -
DEN BROOK WIND FARM WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS
TO LOCAL PEOPLE
On the day that the public inquiry for Den Brook wind farm
starts in Okehampton in Devon, RES has given details of how the
project will bring positive benefits to the local people of Devon
as well as to the wider environment.
Click here to read our press release
(PDF)
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May 2006-
RES WELCOMES TOWN COUNCIL'S VOTE NOT TO OPPOSE DEN BROOK WIND
FARM
RES has welcomed the decision last week by North Tawton Town
Council not to oppose the Den Brook wind farm when it goes to
Appeal later this year.
Click here to read our press release
(PDF)
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May 2006 -
RES TO APPEAL DEN BROOK WIND FARM DECISION
RES has announced today that it will appeal against the refusal
by West Devon Borough Council in January this year of the Den Brook
wind farm planning application. The proposed nine-turbine project
will generate electricity equivalent to the annual needs of around
half of West Devon and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the main
greenhouse gas.
Click here to read our press release
(PDF)
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January 2006 -
DEN BROOK DECISION: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE POSITIVE ACTION
ON CLIMATE CHANGE
The nine-turbine project would have generated electricity
equivalent to the annual
needs of around half of West Devon and reduced emissions of carbon
dioxide, the
main greenhouse gas.
Click here to read our press release
(PDF)
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August 2005 -
ASA RULES IN FAVOUR OF RES ON DEN BROOK WIND FARM BENEFITS
RES has today welcomed an adjudication by the Advertising
Standards Authority (ASA)2 that public information circulated to
local residents about the scheme was accurate.
Click here to read our press release (PDF)
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September 2005 -
Harnessing the power of the wind at Den Brook
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June 2005 -
DEN BROOK WIND FARM DEVELOPER RECOGNISED BY THE QUEEN
RES has won acclaim for its responsible approach to wind farm
development and its commitment to the environment. The company has
been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable
Development category - the most prestigious business award in the
UK.
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