Reaping the wind event

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Reaping the wind event
How to obtain Planning Permission. David
Edmondson Development Services Manager Carrick
District Council
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Content

• The need for planning permission
• Planning policy
• Emerging planning policy
• Making your planning application
• Case Studies - Agricultural, Residential
  Commercial
• Proposed changes
• The future
• Questions

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Policy Context (Current)

• Planning Policy Statement(PPS)22 - Renewable
  Energy
• Cornwall County Structure Plan 2004
• Carrick District Wide Local Plan 1998

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Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 22 - Renewable
Energy (2004)

• Positive approach towards the use of renewable
  energy
• KEY PRINCIPLES
• (iv) The wider environmental and economic
  benefits of all proposals for renewable energy
  projects, whatever their scale, are material
  considerations that should be given significant
  weight in determining whether proposals should be
  granted planning permission.
• (vi) Small-scale projects can provide a limited
  but valuable contribution to overall outputs of
  renewable energy and to meeting energy needs both
  locally and nationally. Planning authorities
  should not therefore reject applications simply
  because the level of output is small.
• Web address www.odpm.gov.uk

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PPS22 (continued)

• (vii) Development proposals should demonstrate
  any environmental, economic and social benefits
  as well as how any environmental and social
  impacts have been minimised through careful
  consideration of location, scale, design and
  other measures.
• Small Scale Renewable Energy Developments
  Local Planning
  authorities should consider the opportunity for
  incorporating renewable energy projects in all
  new developments. Small scale renewable energy
  schemes utilising technologies such as solar
  panels, Biomass heating, small scale wind
  turbines, photovoltaic cells and combined heat
  and power schemes can be incorporated both into
  new developments and some existing buildings. ..

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Cornwall Structure Plan 2004

• Policy 1 - Principles for Sustainable Development
  
• Development should bring about a long term and
  sustainable improvement to Cornwall's economic,
  social and environmental circumstances without
  harming future opportunity.
• Development should be compatible with
• the conservation and enhancement of Cornwall's
  character and distinctiveness
• the prudent use of resources and the conservation
  of natural and historic assets
• the regeneration of towns and villages in meeting
  the needs of their population and surrounding
  area
• fostering the links between the environment and
  the economy
• a reduction in the need to travel, whilst
  optimising the choice of modes, particularly
  opportunities for walking, cycling and the use of
  public transport
• access for all sectors of the community to well
  paid and rewarding employment, satisfactory
  housing and adequate services and facilities and
  
• meeting needs where they arise.

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Policy 3 -Use of resources

• Development must be compatible with the
  prudent use of natural and built resources and
  energy conservation. Development should
• give priority to the re-use of previously
  developed land and buildings to meet development
  needs including, where appropriate, derelict land
  reclamation
• protect the best and most versatile agricultural
  land
• avoid land at risk from flooding, following a
  sequential approach to site selection ensuring
  priority is always given to low risk areas
• utilise sustainable drainage techniques dealing
  with surface water run-off as close to source as
  possible
• avoid, directly or indirectly, risk of
  significant levels of pollution or contamination
  to air, land, soil or water, including noise and
  light pollution
• facilitate energy conservation and the
  utilisation of renewable energy sources reducing
  energy consumption and CO2 emissions
• follow sustainable construction principles
  including consideration of the use of resources,
  energy efficiency and local materials.

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Policy 7 - Renewable Energy Resources

• Provision should be made for renewable energy
  generation to maximise environmental and economic
  benefits whilst minimising any adverse local
  impacts.
• A range of technologies for renewable energy
  production (for heat and electricity) will be
  encouraged. Schemes for electricity generation
  will contribute to a Cornwall target of about
  93MW of installed capacity from renewable
  resources by 2010. This should be through
  development that increases local benefits,
  particularly diversification of the rural
  economy, and minimises any adverse effects on the
  natural or built environment.
• In respect of land-based wind energy, the scale
  and location of development should respect
  landscape character and distinctiveness and
  reflect, in particular, county-wide priorities to
  avoid adverse effects on the Area of Outstanding
  Natural Beauty, significant intrusion into
  coastal landscapes, and the unreasonable
  proliferation of turbines in the landscape.
• Local plans should consider potential sites and
  locations for all forms of renewable energy
  development against these considerations and
  should establish clear criteria or appropriate
  locations for development to contribute to the
  Cornwall target.
• www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid9111

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Carrick District Wide Local Plan 1998

• Policy 13B Renewable energy schemes
  will be permitted provided all the following
  criteria are met-
• (i) there is no significant adverse impact on the
  landscape, ecological, historic or archaeological
  value of the area
• (ii) there is no significant adverse impact upon
  the setting of settlements
• (iii) there is no significant adverse effect on
  residential amenity, particularly arising from
  noise
• (iv) safe and convenient access can be provided
  during construction and during operation of the
  scheme
• (v) there is no significant cumulative visual
  impact
• (vi) if the proposal is in the AONB, Heritage
  Coast or an SSSI, the proposal is consistent with
  aims of designation
• www.carrick.gov.uk/

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Policy Context (Emerging)

• Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS)
• Carrick Local Development Framework
• County-wide standard policies on sustainable
  energy
• County-wide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
  

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Making your planning application

• Preparation researching the technology
• Pre-application discussion with planning officer
• Application checklist
• Application Forms, Certification, Fee, Location
  Plan, Site Plan, Elevations, photographs.
  Possible artists impression of turbine in its
  context
• Details of turbine - Colour, height, output,
  noise levels, light shadow flicker.
• Supporting statement -explanation and
  justification for the turbine, assessment of
  location and any impact, choice of style of
  turbine, more than just the manufacturers
  specifications
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?
• Submission of application

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Usual planning conditions

• Time limit
• Materials, colours specification
• Noise levels
• Removal of the structure if its use ceases
• NB. The design is as agreed on the approved
  plans, changes to turbine are likely to require a
  new application.

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Case Study 1 Honeysuckle Farm, Threemilestone,
Truro

• Location Farm, non-designated countryside
• Purpose minimise energy consumption, alternative
  power source for the farm
• Details 14m high mast including turbine (Fortis
  1.4kW passat), within domestic curtilage
• Impact Not considered to be visually intrusive
  in the countryside setting.
• Approved December 2001

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Case Study 2Halt Road, St Newlyn East

• Location Edge of village, edge of conservation
  area close to Grade II Listed Church.
• Purpose Power for new dwelling
• Details 15.5m mast (Rotor Diameter 5.5m). Proven
  WT6000 wind turbine.
• Impact Considered to be unacceptable and have an
  adverse impact on the conservation area, the
  setting of the Listed Church and the otherwise
  open countryside.
• Refused March 2005

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Case Study 3 - Kea Farm, Truro

• Location Farmland, near to the A30 north of
  Truro
• Purpose to provide alternative power source for
  the farm.
• Details 15m mast (5.5m rotor). Proven WT6000 6kW
  wind Turbine with TM15000 mast.
• Impact judged to be acceptable with support from
  Parish Council Env. Health one neighbour
  objection strict conditions.
• Approved Yesterday

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Case Study 4Crantock Plains Caravan Park.

• Location Edge of caravan site, sensitive
  landscape area
• Purpose to pump water from underground source to
  supply water to toilet block for the caravan
  site,
• Details 6m tall lattice style mast (Total Height
  7m)
• Impact judged to be acceptable with support from
  Parish Council Env. Health
• Approved February 2006

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Other local examples

• Caradon District Council Industrial buildings,
  Callington. (roof mounted vertical turbines)
• BT sub-stations eg. Lanreath, Nr Looe.
  (roof mounted vertical turbines)
• Pentiddy Community Woodland, Pensilva
  (single turbine)
• Sustainable energy centre for Maker Barracks,
  Rame.

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Proposed new planning conditions

• Prior to the commencement of the development
  hereby approved, a detailed schedule of energy
  conservation measures and measures to generate
  renewable energy to reduce the use of resources
  in a visually acceptable manner, shall be
  submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
  Planning Authority. Any such measures identified
  shall in combination, provide for at least a 10
  reduction in predicted energy requirements of any
  occupied building. The detailed scheme of
  measures thus approved must then be fully
  implemented prior to the first occupation or
  beneficial use of the development.
• Reason To ensure that the development once
  implemented has made an effective contribution to
  the sustainable use of energy resources in
  accordance with the aims and intentions of
  Policies 1 and 3 of Cornwall Structure Plan
  2004.
• The detailed scheme of energy conservation and
  generation measures contained within the
  document., dated, revision.. must be fully
  implemented prior to first occupation, or
  beneficial use of the development.
• Reason To ensure that the development once
  implemented have made an effective contribution
  to the sustainable use of energy resources in
  accordance with the aims and intentions of
  Policies 1 and 3 of Cornwall Structure Plan 2004.

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The Future

• Sustainable Energy Planning Group - As part of
  the new Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership
• Further awareness raising
• Developing a consistent County-wide approach
• Positive and pro-active sustainable planners!
• (www.bwea.com/small)

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Free ConferencePlanning for sustainable
energy in new development

• Carrick District Council Cornwall Sustainable
  Energy Partnership.
• Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership (CSEP),
  Cornwall Sustainable Building Trust (CSBT),
  Architects, Eco-developers, Public Interest,
  Planning and Building Control.
• Truro College - Friday 21st April 2006 - 10.00am

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Thank you for listening Any questions?David
EdmondsonDevelopment Services ManagerCarrick
District Council

• E-mail address dedmondson_at_carrick.gov.uk