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Inquiry News - Updated 30 March 2010
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Northumberland (Green Rigg / Ray / Steadings) Windfarms Public InquiryWelcome to the Northumberland (Green Rigg / Ray / Steadings) Windfarms Public Inquiry Website This website contains as much information and documentation as possible about the joint Public Inquiry. It was updated regularly and maintained throughout the period of the Inquiry. Please use the links to the left of this page to access other information. PLEASE NOTE: Documents available on this site are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) (unless stated otherwise). To access the PDF files you will need Acrobat® Adobe Reader 7 (or later). This may be downloaded free of charge by clicking the link at the foot of this page. If you have any problems, please contact the Programme Officer at the Inquiry Secretariat.
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Click here for CLOSING SUBMISSIONS from Main Parties and COSTS APPLICATIONS/SUBMISSIONS Alphabetical Index to Participants Core Documents List Inquiry Document List AVIATION SITE VISITS - 22nd, 23rd and 24th April 2008 WINDFARM SITES AND SURROUNDING AREA SITE VISITS - 24th, 25th and 26th September 2008 The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) called a joint public inquiry into two applications under the Electricity Act 1989 for consent to construct and operate two wind turbine generating stations at land near Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland and at Ray Estate, Northumberland. The inquiry also considered the proposed wind turbine generating station at land at Green Rigg Fell, Birtley - on appeal following application for planning permission under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - and which was determined by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The inquiry opened on Tuesday 15th January 2008 at the Britannia Newcastle Airport Hotel. To view the Notice of Inquiry and Statement of Matters, please click here Mr David M H Rose, BA (Hons, MRTPI is the Planning Inspector who has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to hold this joint public local inquiry into:- 1) an appeal, under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, by Wind Prospect Developments Ltd against the failure of the Tynedale District Council to determine within the statutory time period an application for the erection and operation of 18 wind turbines with associated tracks, underground cables, switchgear building and anemometer mast on land at Green Rigg Fell, Birtley Parish, Tynedale; 2) an application by Amec Project Investments Limited, under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, to construct and operate a wind turbine generating station on land at the Ray Estate, Northumberland; 3) an application by Steadings Wind Farm Limited, under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, to construct and operate a wind turbine generating station on land near Kirkwhelpington, Nothumberland. A Pre-Inquiry Meeting was held on Monday 17th September 2007 at 2.00pm at Tynedale Functions and Conferencing, Tyne Green, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3SG. The Agenda for the Meeting may be viewed here and a Note of the Meeting may be viewed here. PRE-INQUIRY MEETING NOTE - view here Procedural Meeting Held 20th December 2007: view notes
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