Following
consultation and a written survey for affected residents of Stoke Park and
Sprites Wards in Ipswich, I can confirm that the following information shows results from
those returned (11%). The full results will be printed and made public shortly.
In the
meantime here is a summary and feel free to add your own thoughts and comments
in the space provided at the end of this post. It’s not too late to have your
say on the same questions we asked our residents as I will continue to collate
this information to pass onto Ben Gummer MP.
Support the building of wind turbines between
Belstead and Pinewood.
92 % are opposed. 8% are for it
Visibility from their house.
81% are concerned.
Greater use of non-renewable
energy.
70 per cent of people were in favour of
greater use.
The expansion of onshore wind farms in
general.
Overall, 90 per cent of respondents were against
Noise levels
86 % were worried by potential
noise levels.
Flicker
85 % are concerned by the effect of
flicker.
How many did you send out? 11% return is not that bad for something most will have thrown away (how many of us actually read the leaflets that come through our doors). But to see if it is statistically valid, we need to know how many you sent out. If you only sent 100, it isn't a very valid survey!
ReplyDeleteWe sent out about 1240. If I remember rightly we got back 131 so very good response. There are still many ppl who do not know this is happening so I suspect some did throw it away and are still none the wiser about this project. SIT and myself are trying our best to still get word out and I am happy to continue to receive replies to the questions if people have missed it.
ReplyDeletewith unenlightened households, 11% if fantastic response and impressive.
ReplyDeleteI am concerned over the costs, I have queried the costs and apparently it runs in to millions, is it really cost effective?
ReplyDeleteIf the house prices go down and we are looking to move will we be compensated?
ReplyDeleteI doubt it but this is something that needs further discussion. It's all rather new to a lot of us.
DeleteHas Tim Yeo done the same survey as it sounds like you have only asked Ipswich residents, where were the leaflets distributed?
ReplyDeleteThe leaflets went to Stoke Park and Sprites. Ben and I could only legally deliver to our constituents not those of Babergh, I'm afraid. Write to Tim Yeo!
ReplyDeleteAre we lobbying him to speak out?
DeleteI'm not but residents in Babergh are. I am concentrating on working with Ben to get voice of our residents heard.
DeleteThis is good. Now that the Localism Act has recieved it's Royal Assent (15 Nov 2012) there may be an opportunity for the Babergh Communities to request a Referendum on whether these wind turbines should be erected. I believe responsibility for granting planning permission is being localised such that planning officers should consult with local communities and where a Referendum from the a community is requested it should be granted. Not sure how it will work if there is only a 3 week turn round once PfR have submitted their rquest for planning permission.
ReplyDeleteThe majority Referendum results should be accepted ie if only 5 people reply (and 100s are invited to vote) then if 3 are against the wind turbines they should not be erected.