Acceptance of planning
application for UK's largest wind farm spells potential disaster for North
Devon
Following
the
announcement that the Planning Inspectorate has accepted an
applicationfrom Channel Energy Ltd to build the UK's largest offshore
wind farm,
consisting of 240 700-foot turbines, off the North Devon coast, Steve
Crowther
of campaign group Slay The Array said:
"North
Devon is now in mortal danger.
"The
jobs
of one in six North Devonians depend on the visitors who come here
fornature, tranquility and unspoilt views; a 10% fall in tourist numbers
couldcost the area £30m a year.
"Our
fish, birds and sea-mammals will be under threat, our fishermen out of work,
and our shipping lanes an accident waiting to happen. Lundy will cease to exist
as we know it.
"We
face years of pile-driving, onshore construction and despoiling of the sea-bed,
to build a massive white elephant producing intermittent electricity at three
times the market cost.
"All
this, in the second-best location for tidal power generation in the world!
"Tell
everyone. We must fight this to the death."
For further information
contact Steve Crowther, www.slaythearray.com
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