Save Our Silton

The picture above shows the unspoilt area where Ecotricity wants to build four 120m high wind turbines - and for what? See the 'facts' sheet in the 'Presentations' page.

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Please note, all historical home page information has been moved to the Stop press / Archive page.

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Ecotricity Statement:

"We attribute our planning success in large part to our Good Neighbour policy through which we only commit to build turbines where we can be sure they will be good neighbours throughout their lifetime. If we can’t be sure, we walk away.”

Twice, the North Dorset District Council Development Control Committee unanimously rejected the Ecotricity application. Every parish council in the area, South Somerset District Council and Wiltshire Council ALL voted against it. More than 1700 letters of opposition were received by the Council, against a dozen or so in favour. By every democratic measure, local people have shown decisively that they do NOT WANT this industrial development.

So, please, Ecotricity, walk away from Silton and give people in the area a happy 2012!

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8th January 2012 - an article by Christopher Booker on the absurdity that passes for our energy policy - see 'Stop Press'.

15th December 2011 - read a very worrying artice from 'green' Denmark about the mounting problem of disposing of wind turbine blades - go to the 'STOP PRESS' page.                        

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5th November 2011: The Appeal by Ecotricity against the unanimous decision by North Dorset District Council to reject their proposal to build four 120m high wind turbines at Silton is now scheduled for the end of February.

The Hearing will be open to the public, at a site yet to be announced by NDDC. SOS has submitted its 'Statement of Case' to the Planning Inspectorate,

• The Statement of Case is available here.
• The Ecotricity grounds of appeal is available here.

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19th September 2011: Ecotricity has decided to appeal against the refusal by North Dorset District Council to allow 4 huge wind turbines near Silton. His original application was rejected by every parish council in the area, by South Somerset District Council and by the Wiltshire Unitary Council before being unanimously rejected by Dorset. Dale Vince has been quoted as saying he only puts up wind turbines where they are wanted. Even he must see that they are NOT wanted here!

As he normally does, he left his appeal until the last possible minute so as to give us the minimum time to prepare our defence. But prepare it we will. Why should our countryside be despoiled by these huge, utterly useless, eyesores? Tourism is a (probably the) main contributer to the local economy. Why kill the goose that lays the golden egg - because that would inevitably be the outcome if Ecotricity wins the appeal.

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Have a look at the map below showing the proposed locations of the turbines. The Ecotricity application can be accessed - click here to view directly. See also details of the trivial amounts of electricity that wind produces. Also have a look (in 'Stop Press) at our latest Press Releases.

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The map below is the latest version we've received from Ecotricity regarding the new proposal:

This Blimp is flying at 120 m - the height of the proposed turbines. It is 6.8 m (21 feet) long!

The nearest Ecotricity turbine is this recently completed one in the Mendips at Shooters Bottom.

It is slightly smaller than the 6 proposed for Silton. Note the (large!) barn to the right of the base.