Fwd: Green Drinks February 10 Please send to FOE

[Robert Hine]

All FOE supporters are invited to come along to this!!

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Subject:	Green Drinks February 10 Please send to FOE
Date:	Wed, 4 Feb 2015 18:06:52 +0000 (GMT)
From:	Roger Oldfield <rogero...@myphone.coop>
Reply-To:	Roger Oldfield <rogero...@myphone.coop>
To:	Rob Hine <rober...@btinternet.com>

To:

Friends of the Earth, Stafford

STAFFORD GREEN DRINKS
7.30, Tuesday, 10 February
The Sun Inn, Stafford
(‘our’ table in the room on the far right)

STANDING UP FOR
WIND TURBINES IN STAFFORD

How can we change attitudes to wind energy in our Borough?

We have at least two very live issues to discuss:

Knightly Hall Farm
The Planning Committee of Stafford Borough Council recently rejected an application to install 3 wind turbines at Knightly Hall Farm. Councillors and officers never mentioned climate change once.

Geoff White, who attended the meeting, says: ‘The rejection of the Application for planning permission had disappointingly not explored the wider issues of climate change at the Planning Committee meeting. Has there been proper application of the rules for debate and representation at these meetings? What is necessary to enable IPCC and like reports to be considered with the urgency they need? Are there any improvements relevant to the scheme of the developer REG which would have ameliorated the Application? ‘

Rob Hine points out that the need to consider wider issues about climate change is actually ‘part of planning policy, as embodied in the current National Planning Policy Framework (attached)’.

Upper Hanyard Farm
Rob Hine has also written to say: ‘I was phoned by the developer who wants to install a second turbine near the one already operating at Upper Hanyards Farm, near Tixall. He is now urging us to make submissions in support of this!! I have compiled a short 'briefing' (attached). I have visited the site and can say that the one in operation since last autumn is a very up-to-date design, looks fine, and is really quiet in operation. Please help Stafford get its second wind turbine!! PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED!!’