Anger over Westwood turbine bid
A PROPOSAL to put up a wind turbine on the edge of Beverley Westwood has sparked fury.
Builder Stephen Holtby, owner of Broadgates Farm, between Beverley and Walkington, wants to put up a 36m turbine behind his property.
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UNHAPPY: Beverley resident Cherly Murphy next to the planning notice about a wind turbine overlooking Beverley Westwood. Picture: Peter Harbour
The application to East Riding Council has prompted a flood of objections, including from the Beverley Pasture Masters and Walkington Parish Council.
The letter from Pasture Masters clerk Sally Fraser reads: "It is felt that this would spoil the view and natural beauty of the Westwood.
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"I am sure the many residents of Beverley would feel and support this view.
"The Westwood is a unique area and one I am sure you will agree is one of only very few areas, especially so close to a town, where the general public can enjoy the openness and freedom of an unspoilt area of natural beauty."
Dog walker Cheryl Murphy, 51, of St Giles Croft, Beverley, is helping the campaign by mocking up pictures of what the pasture might look like with turbines alongside it.
She said: "I've been going to the Westwood since I was a child and I really enjoy the panoramic views.
"The only buildings you see are the black mill and the minster.
"Do we really want to add a wind turbine to that?"
The Broadgates Farm application comes at the same time as another bid for a wind turbine, this time from Dearing and Sons at Westfield Farm, Middlehowe Road, Walkington.
The parish council will discuss that application at its meeting on Tuesday, February 5, before making its recommendation.
No dates have yet been set for either of the Walkington applications to be heard by the council's planning committee.
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by cottontail
Sunday, February 03 2013, 10:36AM
“I think people should get a grip - when you look it up it is not on the Westwood - its not one of these huge ones on the big wind farms and it is next to a noisy road. Don't see what the problem is.
The big windfarm companies can be turned down because there are some single smaller turbines around. there is a mast testing wind speed near walkington already and someone else put in for permission for another testing mast on the other side of walkington. Might be better with a few single small turbines rather than a huge wind farm!”
by janainley
Thursday, January 31 2013, 8:26PM
“When will this end?! Beverley Westwood is the most unusual and beautiful area close to a town, and is truly unique. I've lived and travelled all over and the world, and Beverley people, your Westwood is amazing. I've only lived here for 2.5years but feel such passion and anger that these revolting turbines are going up. Only people power will make any change here. We need to write and act now! Please can someone tell me who is spear heading this campaign against the application and how we can make difference - when do we march? We have to take a firm stand or this will never end and our beautiful Beverley and surrounding countryside will be destroyed.”
by Lollipop
Sunday, January 27 2013, 10:16PM
“Turbines should be placed 2km away from residential areas not 350m from someone's front door! This propsal is preposterous and should be thrown out. Don't open the floodgates-stop it now before there's dozens of them, and right outside YOUR front door!!”
by Strangley
Saturday, January 26 2013, 12:38PM
“Great photo! No folded arms or strange shot angles, but it conveys the horror of the unspeakable things that are about to fall upon the residents of Beverley. Real village of the dammed stuff.”
by jolson16
Saturday, January 26 2013, 10:34AM
“STOP WALKINGTON BEING SURROUNDED .
FLAMBOROUGH ,BEMPTON,RUDSTON & KILHAM SUCCESSFULLY CAMPAIGNED AGAINST THESE
FRAISTHORPE THIS WEEK PPROVED -NOW THORNHOLME WIND FARM HAVE APPEALED”
by smartguy1
Thursday, January 24 2013, 10:52PM
“How about Mr Holtby donating all of the money he will receive from the energy company to charity.”
by NicholasWest
Thursday, January 24 2013, 7:45PM
“Any planning application should be accepted on the basis that objectors are allowed to choose between the following options.
1. Wind turbines.
2. A small nuclear power station
3. A small coal fired station (and all the traffic and grime associated)
4. No electricity.
Maybe they'd stop whining. No one will care about the view being spoiled when their TVs and iPads stop working because there's not enough electricity.”
by Agingcowgirl
Thursday, January 24 2013, 5:22PM
“Many farms already have single wind turbines on their land, it's to try and keep down their own energy bills, it's on his own land and it's not one of the huge monsters at Routh, 36 metres is about 117 feet, and it's really hardly next door to the Westwood, come on folks get a grip on reality!”
by Sympathiser42
Thursday, January 24 2013, 2:51PM
“Here we go again, more destruction of Beverley..now its Westwood Pastures...we already have the 12 turbines at Routh very very visible from the top of Westwood...and now one ( erm, I doubt it ) proposed for the other end.. Leave Beverley ALONE...what use is one turbine, it won't stop at one turbine, they will multiply very fast.”
by TheMarketX
Thursday, January 24 2013, 11:53AM
“The racecourse is an eyesore, and as someone mentioned there were previously many mills on the westwood. Bad enough we have to look at golfers in their nasty sweaters when walking the dog on there.....an we start a petition to get rid of them?”