At the time of the planning application no EIA was required as the project was under the EIA threshold and cumulative impacts were at that point not a major influencing factor.  New energy hub Director Vicky Portwain managed the planning application and Inquiry and supported the construction manager through the build phase.

Project Factfile:

• Number of turbines: 2
• Turbine Manufacturer and Model: Nordex N60
• Turbine Capacity: 1.3 MW
• Site Megawatt Capacity: 2.6MW
• Grid Connection: 33kV substation onsite
• Date of planning application:
• Date of first generation: 2008
• Key Challenges: physical site constraints, neighbouring residential amenity