The Wind Farm

Navitus Bay is the name of the huge wind farm proposed for Poole Bay.
The developer is required to carry out a consultation, which is in it's early stages.


You can find out more and have your say here

The Parish Council has grave reservations. Our response can be seen below.

Navitus Bay Wind Farm

Concerns

1.     Visual impact

The turbines will be highly visible along the Hampshire / Dorset coast from the Isle of Wight to Portland. This will have an adverse effect on the seascape with the loss of uninterrupted horizon over the sea.

2.     Navigation

It will effect shipping navigating along the coast, accessing Poole, and accessing the Solent. This will create unofficial shipping lanes mixing large and small craft in the same area.

The Farm will create a radar shadow, which will mask small craft to the radar on large craft, increasing the risk of collision.

3.     Communications

The Farm could interfere with radio and television signals.

4.     Light Pollution

The introduction of lights on the Farm could have an adverse effect on the night-time seascape off the coast of Dorset.

5.     Economic Impact

It could have an adverse impact on tourism, reducing the number of visitors to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

Alternatives

There are many tidal races along the coast of Dorset, which could provide a reliable source for the energy requirements of Dorset.

1.     Tidal Flow Turbines situated in the tidal races at Portland Bill and St Aldhems Head.

2.     A stored water system utilising the water in the Fleet

3.     Portland has many disused quarries. Surplus power could be used to pump water into a quarry and then this water could be used to increase energy generation at periods of high demand.

Parish Council View

The council would not support a wind farm which would blight the Dorset Coast whilst tidal generation has not been fully explored.