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Environmental Impact Assessment
Site Selection
Choosing the right area for a wind farm is very important. The site should be outside of (but not necessarily distant from) nationally designated landscapes and ecological areas and where possible near to other infrastructure such as commercial or industrial developments, roads and railways to help mitigate the limited environmental impacts arising from the development.
The site should be central to an area or within a district to be able to provide a local embedded supply of renewable energy so that the development can be scaled to make a meaningful contribution toward local demand and to constitute a commitment to renewable energy targets.
In East Riding the places where wind farms can go are limited. A wind farm needs to be some distance from residential properties and the wind turbines need to be spaced apart and so the total land area required is large (despite the actual “footprint” of each turbine being quite small). Therefore a wind farm cannot be located in an area of potential residential and commercial development.
Wind farm developments need to avoid areas that can cause interference with air traffic control radar, and need to be sited, near good roads and grid connection. The proposed Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm site is such a location.
Click here to view the Environmental Statement Documents
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