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Update on Public Meeting, held Friday 22/11/13 at Llansawel Hall... |
The public meeting organised by VAST at Llanswel Village Hall on 22nd November 2013 was well attended by over 80 people.
As time for objections to the Bryn Dafydd, Llansawel and Brechfa East applications is now very limited the meeting sought to inform people of the issues the developments would bring locally. Objection guidelines were available.
There were excellent visual displays of the impact of the Bryn Dafydd turbine and also those planned for Brechfa East. Photos of the Cefn Croes development showed what the construction of wind farms can do to the countryside e.g. the removal of trees, huge access roads and the sheer scale of the turbines.
Informative and thought provoking presentations stimulated debate:
Ted Marenyck showed an edited version of a film called Windfall, the story of a town in USA called Meredith, whose community have been fragmented by wind turbines. The edit highlighted the problems caused by noise and shadow flicker.
Caroline Evans presented information on the TAN8 and planning processes relevant to Bryn Dafydd and Brechfa East.
Tony Jukes challenged perceptions of turbines:
One particularly worrying fact was that when turbines catch fire – and they do catch fire! – the fire brigade cannot put the fire out due to location and the height of these structures. Additionally, parts of the burning blades are flung out onto the land polluting it irreversibly with Dioxins.
A resident near the Altwallis wind farm, Carmarthenshire, explained how the noise from these turbines was blighting the lives of local residents.
The total number of objections for Brechfa Forest East was 500 and Bryn Dafydd 200 on 26/11/2013.
CARMARTHENSHIRE UNDER THREAT
WE CAN ACT TO STOP
a wind turbine as tall as a
20-storey skyscraper
close to Rhydcymerau, in rural Carmarthenshire
What's this?
An English company wants to build a never-before-seen towering single wind turbine, 86.5 metres (283ft) tall - as tall as a 20-storey skyscraper.
Where?
The site is on the summit of a hill, close to Rhydcymerau and Llansawel, just a few kilometres to the east of Mynydd Llanllwni. The turbine would be visible from the mountain, near Llidiad Nenog.
How big?
It would be the biggest single wind turbine anywhere in Carmarthenshire. The top would be higher than the top of Mynydd Llanllwni.
Why does it matter?
Because - if it gets approved by Carmarthenshire County Council - it would open the door to similar giant-sized turbines anywhere and everywhere across the whole of Carmarthenshire.
Also, you may well be able to see it where you live. It would be visible from as far as the Black and Epynt Mountains in the east, on the coast on the far side of St Clears in the west, places north of Aberaeron and south to Ammanford and Kidwelly.
What can you do?
Don't leave it to our very small, scattered communities to fight this alone. We are doing our best to stop it - not just for us but the whole of Carmarthenshire. But our voice is small unless you add yours.
Please support us
To make it quick and easy for you to object to the "skyscraper" turbine, here is a ready-made letter you can sign. Better still, you could write your own and send it to the council, copying in your local councillors.
(For more information on Planning & Objections, please click here)
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| Planning Application no. E/29031 86.5m wind turbine on LAND SOUTH WEST OF BRYN DAFYDD, LLANSAWEL, CARMS, SA19 7SL |
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