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All fields containing turbines would be adequately fenced with locked
gates to prevent unauthorised vehicle access;
A wind farm technician would make regular visits to the site during
normal working hours;
The control building would have metal security doors to prevent
unauthorised access; and
An intruder alarm would be installed in the control / switchgear building
and be connected to the remote control system.
The substation will be securely fenced to exclude the public for health
and safety reasons. This security fencing will be of the type typically
found at YEDL substations.
SUMMARY OF EFFECTS
16.35 The potential for adverse effects on public safety during the construction,
operation and decommissioning phases of the proposed Penny Hill Wind
Farm is assessed as insignificant.
OVERALL EIA CONCLUSIONS
16.36 The predicted environmental impacts associated with the installation of the
six wind turbines and associated infrastructure have been carefully
considered throughout the design of the Penny Hill Wind Farm proposal.
The formation of the proposed development has, wherever possible, taken
into account the views of statutory consultees, the local community and
their representatives, as well as the views of other interested parties.
16.37 It is considered that the proposed development which has emerged from
the EIA and design iteration process, has ensured that the impacts
associated with the project have been minimised wherever possible.
Particular care has been taken in relation to sensitive receptors regarding
noise and visual impact, whilst retaining a development of a scale that
justifies the associated impacts.
16.38 The proposed development is strongly supported in principle by national,
regional and local planning policy which favour the development of
renewable energy projects provided that the environmental impacts will be
within acceptable limits. The EIA undertaken for the project is considered
to have demonstrated that the project would have a relatively small
number of significant effects, as would be expected from this type of
development. The wind farm would make a positive contribution towards
the national, South Yorkshire and Rotherham targets, for the generation of
electricity from renewable sources.
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Penny Hill Wind Farm
Environmental Statement