Monkwith

This page is intended to keep you up to date with the proposal as developments occur.

January 2010

A copy of the Notice of Decision refusing the application can be downloaded by clicking here.

January 2010
At the planning committee meeting on Thursday 10 December 2009 the members of the planning committee resolved: That the application be refused on the grounds of cumulative impact.

The minutes for the meeting can be downloaded by clicking here.

January 2010
Due to a procedural issue the Council returned the application to the planning committee to be considered again at its meeting on Thursday 14 January 2010.  Again the planning officers were recommending that the application be approved.

A copy of the report can be downloaded by clicking here.

December 2009
At the planning committee meeting on Thursday 10 December 2009 the members of the planning committee resolved: That the application be refused on the grounds of cumulative impact.

The minutes for the meeting can be downloaded by clicking here.

December 2009

The planning application for the Monkwith Wind Farm is due to go before the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Planning Committee at its meeting on Thursday 10 December 2009. The meeting is due to start at 2:00pm.

The Council’s Planning Officer’s report to the councillors is attached.

Download Report

Again the Planning Officers are recommending that the application be approved (subject to an acceptable legal agreement being put in place first.)

November 2009
In response to the comments that were made on 08 October 2009 when the planning application was taken before the planning committee Energiekontor has given consideration to revising its offer of a community fund. If planning permission is granted, as recommended by planning officers, then Energiekontor will make an additional payment of £70,000 in the first year into the community fund. Details of the offer are contained in the News Release that can be downloaded by clicking on the link.

October 2009

In the planning committee meeting the Council’s Planning Committee decided (11 in favour and 2 against) to defer the application in order to:

• Obtain further information in relation to the risks to Garton Airfield; and

• Write to the Secretary of State responsible for planning matters to ask him to clarify his policy on how national guidance is to be interpreted in relation to the cumulative effects of wind farms.

In the meeting, prior to considering the motion to defer, a motion was tabled to refuse the application and a vote was taken on this motion – the motion was defeated with 3 councillors voting for refusal and 10 against. No motion to uphold the Planning Officer’s Recommendation for approval was put forward by Councillors.

The Council will take the application back to a future, as yet undetermined, meeting of the planning committee once the further information requested has been obtained.

October 2009

The planning application for the Monkwith Wind Farm is due to go before the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Planning Committee at its meeting on Thursday 08 October 2009. The meeting is due to start at 2:00pm. The application is recommended to be deferred whilst an acceptable Section 106 agreement is prepared and once it has been resolved to grant delegated powers to the Director of Planning and Economic Regeneration to Grant Planning Permission.

The Council’s Planning Officer’s report to the councillors can be downloaded by clicking on the link.

June 2009

The planning application for the proposed Monkwith Wind Farm was submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire Council on 26 May 2009 and was confirmed as being valid on 12 June 2009. All of the documents relating to the application can be found on the Council’s website: http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/?acat=6412 – click on the link ‘View planning applications online’ and then use the reference: 09/02000/STPLFE in your search to find the information on the application.

The wind farm development could contribute a substantial amount of clean and sustainable electricity to help meet our needs in the face of increasingly significant environmental and economic challenges. In response to our Community Update leaflet we were very pleased that the majority of replies were in favour of the wind farm. We would encourage anyone who wanted to demonstrate their support for the planning application to make their views known to the Council. For your convenience there is a letter generating facility on this website - just click on the ‘Support our Proposal’ link on the left and complete your details. The Council has indicated that it would like to receive comments by 21 July 2009.

The Non-Technical Summary can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

Non-Technical Summary 2009a – Cover and Text Only
Figure 3.1 – Site Location
Figure 3.2 - Site Layout
Figure 3.3 – Typical Wind Turbine Plans and Elevations
Figure 3.4 – Location of Burton Pidsea Substation
Figure Viewpoint 1b & 3b
Figure 7.5b & 7.6b

April 2009
Community Update Leaflet Download...

February 2007
Original 7 turbine proposal submitted to ERYC Download...

A Public Exhibition was held at Roos Memorial Institute on 22-Apr-09 between 2pm and 8pm. If you were unable to attend the boards that were displayed can now be found on the Public Engagement area of this web site.