Off-Shore Wind Farm Application 77576 for on-shore cabling
~
The planning application is only in respect of the laying of the on-shore cable and its proposed route.
White Cross Wind Farm is for 8 floating wind turbines off Hartland Point and is a pilot project.
See: www.whitecrossoffshorewind.com
Consultation ended 3rd November ’23. To view all documents and submit a representation see:
www.planning.northdevon.gov.uk/Planning/Display/77576
Briefing Notes – Love Braunton is submitting briefing notes to members of the Planning Committee ahead of their meeting in January – these can be found below:
~
~
Love Braunton’s first letter of objection (26.10.23) to the on-shore cabling proposal:
~
Love Braunton’s second letter of objection (03.11.23) to the on-shore cabling proposal:
~
Love Braunton’s third letter of objection (12.11.23) to the on-shore cabling proposal:
#
Submission on Planning Portal: we believe that this submission illustrates very well why the White Cross onshore application is of no benefit to our local community and the wider South West:
Natural England’s Consultation response dated 3/11/23 is now on the Planning Portal – Application link: https://planning.northdevon.gov.uk/Planning/Display/77576 Documents tab / Consultation Responses
The response is a comprehensive 153 page consideration of the White Cross application that they summarise in their opening statement as: “After reviewing the Application documents, we feel that there remain a number of fundamental concerns in relation to the application as currently submitted. Until further information/evidence and updated assessments are provided we are unable to agree with the Applicant’s conclusions, advise on the significance of any impacts and appropriateness of any mitigation measures. Natural England therefore requests the Application is put on hold until the required information/evidence is provided.”
Love Braunton statement given at Braunton Parish Council meeting 24th October ’23 where the application was rejected by the Council:
~
Presentation given at public meeting 12th October ’23:
~
If you have any questions please email us at: connect@lovebraunton.org and we will try to answer them.
~
The proposal is in response to the well-known need for sustainable energy. The power generated by the turbines would be fed into the National Grid via a cable that would run in part along the seabed until landfall at Saunton Sands, when the cable will then pass across the land to Crow Point where once again it will go under the estuary up to the sub-station at east Yelland. The proposed route crosses landscape that is both sensitive and in some cases designated.
We draw attention to the Parish Neighbourhood Plan where a number of policies are applicable to this application.
The biggest concern is the impact on the village and local economy during the construction period, which is currently predicted to be 2 years, with up to 92 HGV trips per day along Caen Street and main parts of Saunton beach fenced off. Construction will also impact the local ecology.