Wind farm protesters win support from AM
RESIDENTS fighting plans for a wind farm development that would overlook Port Talbot have won support from a regional AM.
Conservative Suzy Davies is backing the people of Brombil and Margam opposed to REG Windpower's proposals to put five turbines, measuring 100 metres to their blade tips, on Mynydd Brombil.
Mrs Davies has now lodged a formal objection to the proposal, arguing the site was within a designated Landscape Area of Special Historic Interest.
"There will also be a significant visual impact upon Margam Park, which is the jewel in the crown of the tourism industry in Port Talbot," she said. "It attracts thousands of visitors a year and they will not want to see a wind farm looming over them.
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"Also, I am concerned about the cumulative impact of these wind farm applications.
"If they are all granted, this part of South Wales will be saturated with wind farms, to the detriment of residential amenity and visual amenity."
The energy company has said the Mynydd Brombil wind farm would power 5,000 homes. It also pledged to set up a community fund which would pay £40,000 a year to local good causes.
The turbines would be visible from Goytre, Margam Road, Broomhill, and Port Talbot Civic Centre.
A petition set up to oppose the application has been signed by hundreds of people.
Mrs Davies said: "It is a living historic landscape which must be protected for future generations."
Comments
by NeathPTboy
Monday, October 22 2012, 11:23PM
“Dooyah,
The investment that has been spoken of is hardly going to signal the end of the global (or UK's)financial crisis.
It was Neathboy that brought it up, can't you tell, it's totally irrelevant to the newspaper article, he does it all the time.”
by NeathPTboy
Monday, October 22 2012, 11:17PM
“No Neathboy, my friend is an industrial chemist and he emailed me the article link, he stated that I should let you hang yourself before providing the link to make you look an even bigger fool than you really are.
BTW it's sulphur not sulpher
Yes I understand, it's closed for me too now.”
by Dooyah
Monday, October 22 2012, 11:09PM
“Previously complaining that it's all overseas work. Now complaining and producing info about UK production.
NeathPTboy Friday, October 19 2012, 4:52PM
'WE are not building unreliable wind farms, overseas labour are building unreliable wind farms, the only part WE play is paying for them with our increased energy bills, for someone rich to get richer.'
Maybe johndavies' thoughts about you are correct. Although how he's sure is a mystery.”
by Neathboy234
Monday, October 22 2012, 10:58PM
“NeathPTboy, so it turns out your friend is a website, as i said it's not under my remit. PS next time u see your friend ask him what low sulpher steel is used for all over the world, i'm sure he will know. now i'm sure u will understand that this topic is closed for me.”
by NeathPTboy
Monday, October 22 2012, 10:31PM
“Neathboy,
You are unbelievably wrong yet again,
The complementary size capabilities of the two organisations will together provide what is believed to be the most comprehensive and cost-competitive package in this market. Under the supply agreement tubes from 400mm diameter upwards will be produced by Tata Steel and EBK from plate manufactured by Tata Steel's plants in Scunthorpe or Dalzell.
This is an extract taken from Tata Steel's website, the full article can be read here http://tinyurl.com/9r9tjae
As my friend stated.......no increase in size of their order book.”
by Neathboy234
Monday, October 22 2012, 9:53PM
“NeathPTboy your friend is wrong, Port Talbot supplies the tubes division as well. I don't believe u have such a friend, if u did he would know that calcium is injected into steel during the manufacture of steel for tubes. It's no secret look on the net and u will see. PS don't expect me to expand on this subject as it's beyond my remit
BTW on one S in bos plant. Basic Oxygen system(bos)”
by NeathPTboy
Monday, October 22 2012, 8:29PM
“Neathboy,
I took the time to speak to a friend of mine who is an industrial chemist in the Boss Plant, and he confirmed that Port Talbot only manufactures strip steel, whereas Hartlepool only manufactures tubular steel(both galvanised), and that this investment does nothing to increase the size of Port Talbots order book......... unfortunately.”
by Neathboy234
Sunday, October 21 2012, 7:24AM
“NeathPTboy Gwyddno has answered your question, it's just u are incapable of understanding his answer. Gwyddno don't let him wind u up, i think he's one of the trolls that some go on about”
by Neathboy234
Sunday, October 21 2012, 7:21AM
“NeathPTboy what do u mean "This isn't great news for Port Talbot because it doesn't increase the size of their order book." Port Talbot supply's Hartlepool with steel, what an odd thing to say. and u call me stupid lol lol”
by NeathPTboy
Sunday, October 21 2012, 12:22AM
“14 posts later and Gwyddno is still incapable of answering a simple question!!!!!”