Wind Turbines BHS Access Cornwall Home Page JANUARY 2009 EDEN ABANDONS ITS PLANS FOR THE WIND TURBINE after fierce opposition from all. Eden has withdrawn its planning Application and is now looking to work with its neighbours on develioping a a sustainable energy strategy. What is your experience of riding near wind turnbines? email: bhsaccesscornwall@btinternet.com
To see the very latest British Horse Society advice on Wind Farms click Wind Farm Leaflet
We leave the original proposal here for your interest:
ENORMOUS WIND TURBINE PROPOSED AT THE EDEN PROJECT.
The Eden Project are proposing to erect an enormous wind turbine one of the largest in the country right next to the Clay Trails and bridleways.
A single Turbine is proposed just under 130 metres high! (over 400 feet) YET it is only 115 metres away from the Clay Traisl that are popular with horse riders, walkers and cyclists.
It is also only 190 metres away from another bridleway. The turbine would be seen from Oakhampton!
The longstanding general recommendation for turbines (the much smaller ones) is that they should be at least 200 metres away from a Right of Way or Trail. The British Horse Society also considers that a distance of 2 to 3 times the height is more appropriate and 4 times for major trails.
The current
proposal (size of turbine and siting) is totally unacceptable to users
of the trail and especially horse riders. The trail is a promoted
riding facility that attracts many non local riders, whose horses may
never have seen a turbine before never mind one so large and so close.
There is a serious safety issue here for ALL users of the trail. On a
trail as popular as the Clay Trails it is not wise to risk having
frightened horses.
The turbine is one of the largest available and as such is completely out of scale to the location and neighbourhood.
Please note Tim Smit's spin on the Eden Web Site "We have carried out bat and bird surveys, both of which concluded that the impact on local populations should be low. As for horses being spooked by the turbine, the Delabole wind farm is built on a stud farm. Horses are ridden directly underneath the turbines with no adverse effects."
OK, many local horses can get used to turbines but would you ride more or less underneath the rotating blades. We have formally objected on behalf of the BHS Cornwall but the more who voice their views the better. It is untenable so close to a right of way.
What is your experience of riding near wind turnbines? email: bhsaccesscornwall@btinternet.com
To see the very latest British Horse Society advice on Wind Farms click Wind Farm Leaflet
