Comments on: Peak District National Park Slams Wind Energy http://www.windenergyplanning.com/peak-district-national-park-slams-wind-energy/ Renewable energy is essential to modern society - reducing harmful emissions from fossil fuels and making us more self sufficient. This site will explore what people are doing to help get us closer to a greener, renewable energy sourced world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Vicky Portwain http://www.windenergyplanning.com/peak-district-national-park-slams-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Vicky Portwain Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:10:23 +0000 http://www.windenergyplanning.com/?p=332#comment-59 Unfortunately small-scale individual turbines, although good for individual properties are not in themselves going to be anywhere near enough to start combating the effects of climate change. I am a strong supporter of protecting our landscapes and understand that the designation of national parks is an important part of this. I would almost go as far to say that I agree that wind turbines should in the main be kept out of national parks - however it has to be understood that this will result in more pressure in those areas outside nationally protected areas. You cannot start creating buffers around protected landscape and using them as a no-go area for commercial scale turbines. Less sensitive areas in landscape terms often have other issues that also need to be weighed in the balance such as aviation issues or proximity to houses. It seems to me as though the impact of the project on the landscape is not the issue here - rather that the Park Authority plain and simple does not like commercial scale turbines. Unfortunately small-scale individual turbines, although good for individual properties are not in themselves going to be anywhere near enough to start combating the effects of climate change. I am a strong supporter of protecting our landscapes and understand that the designation of national parks is an important part of this.

I would almost go as far to say that I agree that wind turbines should in the main be kept out of national parks – however it has to be understood that this will result in more pressure in those areas outside nationally protected areas. You cannot start creating buffers around protected landscape and using them as a no-go area for commercial scale turbines. Less sensitive areas in landscape terms often have other issues that also need to be weighed in the balance such as aviation issues or proximity to houses.

It seems to me as though the impact of the project on the landscape is not the issue here – rather that the Park Authority plain and simple does not like commercial scale turbines.

]]> By: Barbara Crossley http://www.windenergyplanning.com/peak-district-national-park-slams-wind-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Barbara Crossley Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:38:27 +0000 http://www.windenergyplanning.com/?p=332#comment-54 The Peak District National Park Authority has supported small-scale individual turbines that are sensitively-sited. Several are up and running now. The problem lies with large-scale wind farms that are intrusive on the specially-protected landscapes of national parks. National parks are designated for the beauty and unspoiled nature of their landscapes - there are few enough left in the country as it is. There are less-sensitive areas outside national parks where large-scale wind-farms could be sited. The Peak District National Park Authority has supported small-scale individual turbines that are sensitively-sited. Several are up and running now. The problem lies with large-scale wind farms that are intrusive on the specially-protected landscapes of national parks.
National parks are designated for the beauty and unspoiled nature of their landscapes – there are few enough left in the country as it is. There are less-sensitive areas outside national parks where large-scale wind-farms could be sited.

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