From Cumbria Wind Watch
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Reports and inquiries
The Limits of Wind Power - Adam Smith Institute Report Feb 2013
Why is windpower so expensive? An Economic Analysis, GWPF, 2012
Lord Turnbull's report for the global warming policy foundation
"One particular set of technologies, and especially wind, has been given a guaranteed market share and a guaranteed indexed price, regardless of how competitive it is. The current pursuit of wind power is folly. Its cost per kWh substantially exceeds that of other low carbon sources such as nuclear when account is taken of intermittency and the cost of extending the grid far from where consumers are located. There is a constant confusion between installed capacity for wind and its actual output, which is, typically, about 20-25 percent of the former."
Planning policy papers
Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) Publications:-
Reports on UK renewable energy strategy (2009)
"Roadmap" for deployment of renewable energy generation (2011)
North West England renewable & low carbon energy capacity and deployment (2010)
Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2011, Chapter 7, Renewable Sources of Energy (2011)
Consultation on levels of support under the Renewable Obligation for 2013-17 (2011)
White Paper: Planning our electric future for secure, affordable, low carbon electricity (2011)
Draft Energy Policy (May 2012)
Department of Communities & Local Government (DCLG) Publications:-
National Planning Policy Framework, March 2012
Consultation on the Draft National Planning Policy Framework (2011) The consultation period ended on 17 October 2011.
Consultation on the Environmental Report on the revocation of the North West of England Regional Plan (2011) Consutation period ends 20 January 2012
DCLG Planning Policy Statements:-
Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development (2005)
Planning Policy Statement 1 Supplement: Planning and Climate Change (2007)
Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (2004)
Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation (2005)
Planning Policy Statement 22: Renewable Energy (2004)
Cumbria County Council Publications:-
Cumbria Wind Energy Supplementary Planning Document (2007)
Draft Cumbria Renewable Energy Capacity & Deployment Study (2011)
PI Decisions
Bicton - Hill crest, Castle, 2012
Newlands Farm Cumwhinton Cumbria, appeal dismissed by Insp Burden, June 2012
Chelveston appeal upheld by Insp Griffiths, June 2012
Other Publications
Scottish Guidelines for small turbines
Decision notice refusing 34 metre turbine Ulcat Row, Lake District National Park May 2012
Where ETSU is silent - a report on the faults of noise assesment July 2012