Comments on: Turbines on Cheverton Down Regardless of Planning Outcome (podcast)

By: Jack The Hat

Jack The Hat — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:25:36 +0000

Shobba (and various aliases) are doing more for the pro-eco cause than anyone else – you really do come over as a nasty piece of work.

You’ve been repeatedly asked to post sources and not opinions and but I’m yet to see any evidence. More hot air coming soon I’m sure…

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By: driver57

driver57 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:22:55 +0000

My experts tell me that the turbines for which they have consent at Cheverton are even more useless than the bigger ones about to be refused.
This means they won’t bother putting them up, not enough profit in it see. If you ecomentalists want them up there, you’ll have to buy the land and build them yourselves! How funny. I suppose you could apply to the benefits agency for an emergency loan?

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By: Mr T

Mr T — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:16:42 +0000

So far local representation has seen us reject quieter more efficient turbines that might “scare some horses”, in favour of the louder less efficient type.

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By: Richard Smith

Richard Smith — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:13:44 +0000

Folks, the planning issues here will actually work as follows; if central government back this move as part of their national policy, it will happen. How? Even though Cheverton Down is designated an AONB, there is enough historical evidence to suggest that whatever the local community feel about the issue will be overidden by home office dictat. We already know there is a two tier planning system, one for government departments, and one for monied corporations. The case for allowing communications masts on council buildings flies in the face of the facts – we simply do not know the long term effects of the more sinister systems, such as the ‘blue light’ TETRA system. There is evidence to more than suggest that this system is poorly researched and hastily introduced. What central government wants, central government gets, no matter what either we or the local council think about the issues. So keep it local, or lose your rights as locals to real local representation.

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By: L Pinkerton

L Pinkerton — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:40:18 +0000

I think this is wonderful.

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By: jackie

jackie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:46:35 +0000

Thanks for this guys. Brilliant.
Good to hear that ‘do nothing’ isn’t an option. Like I said in a previous blog, there WILL be wind turbines on Cheverton Down. Surely it only makes sense to have the most efficent ones rather than less efficent ones.
For crying out loud you nimbys see sense……..

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