Developing windfarms

Once we have identified a suitable site to develop, we design the windfarm layout and liaise with the local community in order that they can convey any design changes prior to submitting a planning application to the local planning authority.

An Environmental Assessment is then carried out to produce an Environmental Statement; this needs to be completed to accompany the planning application.

		An Environmental Statement has to record what is already there in the existing environment, assess the impact of the windfarm on that environment and record what steps will be taken to minimise or mitigate that impact.

Planning permission can take up to 12 months to obtain, during this time we remain in communication with communities, local councillors and local schools.

Once planning is obtained we then employ the local contractors to build the windfarm; the process can take up to 3 years to complete.

The operational life of a turbine is 20 -25 years and at the end of its lifetime the windfarm can be dismantled and the land restored or alternatively a new windfarm can be designed to replace it.