Stephen Snowdon Development Manager Scout Moor Wind Farm Expansion Limited Scout Moor Wind Farm Expansion November 2014 Structure of the Presentation START Peel Group and Peel Energy What has happened 2011 – Summer 2014 Feedback about the 26- turbine scheme and the new scheme Change to Planning Regime Some Scheme Benefits (Peel’s view) Forward Programme Questions (and hopefully answers) FINISH 2 The Peel Group ENERGY Wind Constructed Scout Moor (65MW) Seaforth (3.6MW) PORTS AIRPORTS LAND AND RETAIL Port Liverpool (10MW) MEDIA OTHER Bilsthorpe (10MW) 50.1% 35% PROPERTY Consented ACTIVITIES Sheerness (10MW) Frodsham (57MW) Chevington (28MW) In Planning Garelffan (21MW) Skeffling (10MW) FiT Schemes (10MW) Biomass Consented Barton (20MW) Ince (20MW) Hydro Consented Woolston Weir (0.5MW) Irlam Locks (1.6MW) Mode Wheel Locks (1.2MW) 3 What has happened between 2011 to 2014? Sale of the Operational Wind Farm to MEAG Joint Venture with United Utilities Energy Continued Environmental Studies Coronation Power Acquired Rights to Try and Develop Rooley Moor 4 Formal Public Consultation – Summer 2014 Formal consultation was undertaken between June – August 2014. • 26 expansion turbines (6 infill + 20 northern) • Turbines of up to 115m tip and 85m rotor diameter (Existing are 100m tip and 80m rotor diameter) • CBF of £5k/MW/annum (26×2.0×£5,000=£260,000) • Co-operative ownership opportunity (up to two turbines) 5 Feedback to the 26-Turbine Scheme You said… We listened… Remove N1-N5 and N16-N20. Scheme reducing in scale through removal Move other turbines back from the of turbines in NW and NE areas. Moorland Edge. Offset to Moorland increased for remaining Better integrate scheme with existing. turbines. Increase distance between turbines important recreational routes (e.g. Mary Offset increased for remaining turbines. Towneley Loop). Increase distance between turbines and Offset increased. Dunlin nesting area. Continue to avoid deep peat where Avoidance of deep peat where possible possible. maintained. Improve integration of access and Improved access to be facilitated. recreation routes. Secure commoner agreement to ensure Negotiations advancing with commoners. success of Moorland Restoration 6 The Revised Scheme Consultation still going on… • 16 expansion turbines (6 infill + 10 northern) • Turbines of up to 115m tip and 85m rotor diameter (Existing are 100m tip and 80m rotor diameter) • CBF of £5k/MW/annum (16×2.0×£5,000=£160,000) • Co-operative ownership opportunity (up to two turbines) 7 Change of Planning Determination Route If >50MW then PINS decides but… New scheme <50MW so LPAs decide 8 Scheme Benefits (Peel’s perspective) • Reduced scale = reduced visual impacts and less new infrastructure • Use of valued recreational routes protected • Significant Moorland Restoration to improve habitats and water quality • Employment opportunities through Local Employment & Procurement Scheme • Significant Community Benefit Fund (CBF) at £5k/MW/annum. This could be over £200k per annum (over £5million over the life of the wind farm). • Business Rate retention by the Local Authority of potentially over £0.75m p/a • Co-operative ownership opportunity which could own part of the expanded scheme. • No borrow pits for stone and aggregates 9 Forward Programme Description Timescale Layout for consultation and assessment October 2014 Ongoing public consultation Oct 2014 – Jan 2015 Preparation of Planning Application - ongoing Nov 2014 – Jan 2015 Submit Planning Application January 2015 Local Authority consultation February 2015 Anticipated Decision Summer 2015 Common Land Application July – Dec 2015 Commence Construction Early 2016 Turbines Operational Early 2017 10 Questions and Answers Contact : Jon England / Steve Snowdon [email protected] [email protected] Telephone : 0161 629 8200 www.scoutmoorwindfarm.co.uk 11 .