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Planning
Before any wind farm project can be taken forward, planning permission needs to be granted either by the local authority or (for larger projects) central government. The process needed to obtain this is very detailed and stringent requirements exist to ensure that wind farms are constructed in locations where they are acceptable environmentally - taking into account people, wildlife and our natural and built heritage.
The main steps in the development of a project at Spaldington Airfield are as follows:
Coriolis Energy identified the Spaldington Airfield site through a screening exercise of the East Riding Council area to determine the high level suitability of the site. The next step involved undertaking detailed environmental studies and this work has now been completed. An environmental statement has been put together and comprises 3 volumes plus a summary document. These studies demonstrate that the site is suitable for a wind energy proposal and the environmental statement together with a planning application were submitted to East Riding Council on 18th November 2009.
The planning application was refused by East Riding Council in September 2010. Coriolis and partners Falck decided to appeal to the Planning Inspectorate and an inspector considered the proposal at a public inquiry in summer 2011. Further to taking into account the environmental benefits of the proposal the Planning Inspectorate granted planning consent.
Now consent has been granted, work will be carried out to satisfy the many planning conditions related to the proposal. Construction is likely to start in 2012.
