The Hawthorn
Wind Farm
Development

SLP Energy has submitted a planning application to the District of Easington Council for the construction and operation of a wind farm near Hawthorn, County Durham.

The proposal consits of three wind turbines and associated infrastructure, located on agricultural land located either side of the A19 Trunk Road, between the villages of Hawthorn, Cold Hesledon and Murton in County Durham.

Each turbine is proposed to have a maximum generating capacity of 2.5 Mega Watts. They would have a hub height of up to 60 metres and a rotor diameter of up to 90 metres, giving a maximum height to the blade tip of 105 metres.

A meteorological mast was erected in the site in November 2006 and has been gathering wind data since.

A Public Exhibition was held on 11th July 2007 at the Glebe Centre, Murton.

CURRENT STATUS

Following extensive public consultation and technical assessment, the Planning Application was submitted to the District of Easington Council on Wednesday 31st April 2008.

This was submitted with a full Environmental Statement, which can be viewed at the District of Easington Council Planning Office (during their normal opening hours):

The Non Technical Summary and two photomontages are available to view below. Copies of the Environmental Statement can be obtained by contacting SLP Energy (details below).

If you wish to comment on the application, please write to:

Mr Adrian Hobbs
Senior Planning Officer
District of Easington Council,
Council Offices, Seaside Lane,
Easington, Peterlee, County Durham,
SR8 3TN
Tel: 0191 527 0501
Email: planning2@easington.gov.uk

If you require further information about the project please contact;

Mr Simon Kerrison
Project Developer
SLP Energy
Hamilton House
Battery Green Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1DE
Tel: 01502 587 322

DOWNLOADS
Revised Site Layout September 2007 | 163 KB (JPG File)
Non Technical Summary | 3688 KB (PDF File)
Hawthorn Wind Farm - Photomontage 1 | 915 KB (JPG File)
Hawthorn Wind Farm - Photomontage 2 | 847 KB (JPG File)

Photomontage 1: Photomontage of view from Escallond Drive, Seaham
Photomontage 2: Photomontage of view from Easington Village

The full set of photomontages are available to view with the full Environmental Statement (see above).