Environment and Sustainability
Committee
Inquiry into Energy Policy and Planning
in Wales
EPP 95 – John Clarke
To the
committee clerk, Environment and Sustainability Committee,National
Assembly for Wales.
Dear sir /madam I write as a resident of the Meifod valley with
serious concerns over the above proposals which will without doubt
cause untold desecration of one of the most beautiful parts of our
beloved land. Tan 8 has total disregard for the visual impact of
606ft high turbines blighting the stunning views across our
landscape let alone the untold amount of concrete filling the
uplands with all the damage that will do to the absorption of
water and of course co2. Huge swathes of forestry will be cut
down to make way for the turbines again co2 effected.Noise the last
study was ETSU R1997 14 years ago and concerned much smaller
turbines to the ones proposed and the amplitude modulation House of
Lords regarding the distance away from residential buildings
depends on the height of the turbines.Depreciation of house and
land values could be as much as 70% we know of a recent valuation
of a property which is down by £100,000 this cannot be right
where people stand to lose there life savings and for what, the fat
profits of large foreign owned power companies.No environmental
study has been done on the implication of Tan 8 and no assessment
on the the cumulative effects in particular FLOODING we live in a
high risk area now never mind when all this concrete is pumped into
the ground as mentioned above the peat bog act as a sponge to hold
water back what happens when there is no absorption the effect will
be devastating.The visual effects of 150ft pylons marauding down
our beautiful valleys making what is majestic attraction for
tourists into a swath of steel
girder industrialisation.Health risk the Draper report the
increase in child leukaemia as 69% within 200m,the whole of the
communities will be devastated by the whole effect of this totally
uneconomic misconstrued proposal.No mention regarding transport
issues was made in Tan8 the massive loads of 200ft+ over 3000
abnormal loads over 5yrs, 22,000+ loads of construction
traffic what structural damage will be done to our roads and
buildings many of which have great historical value. How will the
emergency services land and air ambulance get to their destinations
among all this mayhem how many lives will be at risk,and after all
this what about all the years of of loads coming in to maintain
these 800 turbines obviously never even considered.Tourism is the
biggest attraction to Mid Wales with a value of 650m yearly and
employs some 6500 people how many jobs will go when people no
longer come.Caravan parks are a major player in this I know
this is how I was first introduced to these wonderful parts over
30yrs ago and now I live here and cherish this wonderful
place.People will no longer invest 20,000, 30,000 pounds and a
great deal more in this they come for the peace the views and
the beauty please do not destroy what we have.If the whole idea
of onshore wind power was plausible then fine but it is
not it is an occasional player causing untold destruction making
already mega rich companies even richer at all our cost.
PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN this total desecration of
our countryside will be the legacy you will leave for our children
and grandchildren they will never know the beauty we have been
privileged to enjoy.
Your sincerely John
Clarke