Monday 17 December 2012

Results of the Windfarm Survey by Ben Gummer MP and Councillor Cenci


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. 

11 comments:

  1. 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!

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  2. We 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.

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  3. with unenlightened households, 11% if fantastic response and impressive.

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  4. I am concerned over the costs, I have queried the costs and apparently it runs in to millions, is it really cost effective?

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  5. If the house prices go down and we are looking to move will we be compensated?

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    1. I doubt it but this is something that needs further discussion. It's all rather new to a lot of us.

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  6. Has Tim Yeo done the same survey as it sounds like you have only asked Ipswich residents, where were the leaflets distributed?

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  7. The 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!

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    1. Are we lobbying him to speak out?

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    2. I'm not but residents in Babergh are. I am concentrating on working with Ben to get voice of our residents heard.

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  8. This 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.

    The 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.

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