The Stonewall Hill and Reeves Hill Conservation Group has been set up to co-ordinate actions and protect the tranquillity of Stonewall and Reeves hill which are under threat from wind power station developers. We welcome the establishment of renewable energy in suitable locations but this is a highly visible site perched at 400m (1300ft) on the Border between England and Wales and next to a road well-used by locals, sight-seers and walkers. Its forecast output of 25% of 10MW capacity does not justify the damage to the surrounding countryside.
The nearest properties are c700m (765 yards) from, and 200m (650ft) below, the tips of the turbines. Apart from the towering visual impact, occupants may be affected by noise and flicker impacts which in some areas have driven people from their home.
Those unfortunate to live too close to the 100M (330ft) turbines may be affected by excess noise pollution and flicker. In some areas, residents have been driven from their homes. Many other countries place strict limits on the distance a wind turbine can be from your home. In France, for example the turbine must be at least 1.5Km from your home but here it is only 500m!
The turbines would be bigger than any yet built in the countryside of Wales or the south-western half of England, and more than twice the height of those built at Llandinam, south of Newtown. That’s taller than Big Ben or a 30 storey tower block. They would be visible as moving structures for miles around from hills and valleys on both sides of the Border. Users of the Offa’s Dyke Path would have repeated views, notably from Hawthorn Hill and the Green Price Memorial.
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