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Rooley Moor Wind Farm Non Technical Summary Rooley Moor Wind Farm PROJECT TITLE Non TechnicalSUB Summary TITLE Rooley Moor Wind Farm Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Non-Technical Summary ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 The Applicant .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 The Development Area and its Surroundings ................................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Description of the Development ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Environmental Statement................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.6 The EIA Project Team..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Site Selection ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 2.1 Development Area Selection Process ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 Site Description ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Alternatives ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Project Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Layout and Design .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Wind farm Components .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.3 Wind Turbines ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.4 Site Access ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.5 Borrow Pits...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.6 Internal Access Tracks.................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.7 Anemometry Masts ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.8 Grid Connection .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 4. Potential Benefits.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Renewable Energy.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 5. Planning Policy Context ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 5.2 National Planning Policy ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 5.3 Local Planning Policy Context ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 6. Consultation ................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 6.2 Consultation with Statutory and Non-Statutory Consultees .......................................................................................................... 12 6.3 Public Consultation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 6.4 Consultation Outcomes................................................................................................................................................................. 12 7. Landscape and Visual Effects ................................................................................................................................................... 13 8. Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Geology ................................................................................................................................... 14 9. Non Avian Ecology and Ornithology ........................................................................................................................................ 15 10. Cultural Heritage ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 11. Access, Traffic and Transport ................................................................................................................................................... 19 12. Noise ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 13. Socio Economic .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 14. Land Use ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 15. Other issues ................................................................................................................................................................................ 23 15.1 Shadow Flicker ............................................................................................................................................................................. 23 CPL PAGE i Rooley Moor Wind Farm Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary 15.2 Telecommunications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23 15.3 Aviation ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 15.4 Television Reception..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 15.5 Visual Amenity of Local Residents................................................................................................................................................ 24 15.6 Climate Change ............................................................................................................................................................................ 25 CPL PAGE ii Rooley Moor Wind Farm Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Non-Technical Summary 1.1 This Non-Technical Summary (NTS) has been prepared to summarise, in non-technical language, the findings of the EIA undertaken for the proposed wind farm. The publication and circulation of this NTS is hoped to further assist local communities and stakeholders in the understanding of the impacts of the proposed wind farm in relation to its surrounding environment. 1.2 The Applicant 1.2 CPL is a London-based company developing wind projects in the UK aiming to develop, construct and operate wind farms that strike a fair balance between sustainability, the environment and economic investment, and at all times work in partnership with local communities. CPL has been working in the North West and particularly in the South Pennines area since 2004 and has achieved consent for the Todmorden,
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