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Wind Tubines

The UK is subject to extremely challenging energy targets, which commit the country to producing 15% of all energy consumed in transport, heat and power generation from renewable sources by 2020, from a baseline of 2.25% in 2008.

The Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy (RES), published in July 2009, anticipates that on-shore wind generation will be required to provide a significant proportion of the new deployment to meet targets. This will represent a seven-fold increase in wind energy capacity.

The planning process to bring forward wind turbine development is potentially time consuming and costly to developers. The Landmark Practice specialises in preparation of Environmental Statements to inform applications for wind turbine developments. (more…)

RTPI Environmental Planning and Protection Network and Regen SW are hosting a series of workshops on 27 and 28 October 2009, entitled: Supporting Planning Practice for Wind Turbine Developments, at the Government Office for the South West, Temple Quay, Bristol. (more…)

Photomontage of proposed wind turbines

The Landmark Practice’s recent success with wind power planning consents at Avonmouth has featured in Planning Magazine (10th April 2009 edition).

The article appears in the ‘Private Sector News’ section of the magazine.

Download article here

The environmental planning pages of The Landmark Practice website have been updated. Take a look here

The Landmark Practice’s Environmental Planning team has helped Wessex Water to gain planning approval for four wind turbines at the Bristol sewage treatment works site at Avonmouth.

This is the third wind energy scheme to be granted planning approval in Bristol and The Landmark Practice has managed the environmental planning issues for all three: (more…)