neighbourhood-planning-wind-guidance

How to identify suitable areas for onshore wind development in your neighbourhood plan
9 | Other Sources of information
• National Planning Policy Framework
National planning policy in relation to renewable energy proposals: www.bit.ly/1OAhbPw
• Planning Practice Guidance webpage
National planning guidance in relation to onshore wind proposals: www.bit.ly/1RvCnvU
• A Guidebook to Low Carbon Neighbourhood Planning
This guidebook by the Centre for Sustainable Energy sets out how you might develop a Low Carbon
Neighbourhood Plan. It looks at renewable energy policies, and also the potential to mitigate climate
change through increased energy efficiency and sustainable transport, issues around flooding and
extreme weather, green infrastructure & biodiversity: www.cse.org.uk/news/view/2079
10 | Funding for your neighbourhood plan
wind allocation
All community groups writing a neighbourhood plan or neighbourhood development order are eligible to
apply for a grant of up to £9,000 from the government to fund this process. Groups facing more complex
issues (such as identifying sites for onshore wind) can apply for specific packages of technical support where
needed, and may also be eligible for further £6,000 in grant. See more at:
http://mycommunity.org.uk/funding%20&%20support/neighbourhood-planning-funding-and-support-page/
The costs for producing a feasibility study for a wind turbine are likely to be extremely variable, according to
the level of detail sought and the type of constraints being examined, but you could prepare a tender for a
feasibility study, indicating its required scope and invite quotes as a way of costing this out.
Inside the Glyndebourne wind turbine
[Photo Mark Bridge]
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