Design and Access Statement Site: Broad Marsh Chalet, NR17 1LN
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<strong>Design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Access</strong> <strong>Statement</strong><br />
<strong>Site</strong>: <strong>Broad</strong> <strong>Marsh</strong> <strong>Chalet</strong>, <strong>NR17</strong> <strong>1LN</strong><br />
Project Overview<br />
The project will provide <strong>Broad</strong> <strong>Marsh</strong> <strong>Chalet</strong> with a suitable method of generating a<br />
renewable, sustainable <strong>and</strong> efficient electrical energy supply using two Windcrop HY-5 small<br />
wind turbines. The turbines to be installed are economically viable, robust <strong>and</strong> quiet by design<br />
<strong>and</strong> extremely efficient. The turbines will be mounted two 15m towers <strong>and</strong> will be grid<br />
connected to a Single Phase supply.<br />
<strong>Site</strong> Description<br />
Installation location:<br />
<strong>Broad</strong>marsh Farm<br />
Long Street<br />
Great Ellingham<br />
Norfolk<br />
<strong>NR17</strong> <strong>1LN</strong><br />
OS grid reference: Turbine 1, X – 602262, Y – 296240<br />
Turbine 2, X – 602289, Y – 296248<br />
Estimated Annual Mean Wind Speed:<br />
Expected annual energy:<br />
Expected annual carbon saving:<br />
5.0 m/s<br />
9.02 MWh per Turbine<br />
4.84 tonnes per Turbine<br />
Nearest neighbour: 135m approximately from proposed location –<br />
‘Shelton Lodge’<br />
Nearest public road:<br />
Description:<br />
163m approximately from proposed location – Long<br />
Street<br />
Turbine 1 will be located on rough ground on the<br />
edge of agricultural l<strong>and</strong> to the north of the farm<br />
yard.<br />
Turbine 2 will be located approximately 20m to the<br />
east of turbine 1.<br />
The development comprises two small scale wind turbines. The proposed sites have been<br />
chosen to minimise any visual impact <strong>and</strong>/or noise disturbance. Crime prevention measures do<br />
not appear to be relevant to this development.<br />
The height of the tower has been selected to ensure that it is the required height to capture<br />
the wind energy on this site whilst keeping any impact to a minimum. The turbine has been<br />
designed for low noise operation <strong>and</strong> minimal visual impact.<br />
The tower is a matt grey colour galvanised to BSEN1461 while the turbine housing <strong>and</strong> blades<br />
have an anti-erosion coating in white. These characteristics will help it blend in with both the<br />
sky <strong>and</strong> the rural background at the location.<br />
Wind energy is an abundant natural resource. It is non-polluting, clean <strong>and</strong> sustainable. The UK<br />
has one of Europe‘s windiest climates <strong>and</strong> wind energy will be an important element in<br />
achieving the targets contained in the government’s UK Low Carbon Transition Plan published<br />
in Summer 2009. The overall target is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 34% below 1990<br />
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