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Object
Development Management Plan Revised Proposed Submission Version March 2014
Representation ID: 5808
Received: 21/04/2014
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Section 122 of the Localism Act that commenced on the 17th December 2013, has a duty to consult the local community , if more than two turbines are proposed. I am the tenant at Upper Wilting Farm and have received any direct communication about this proposal. The Parish Council in Crowhurst have not received any communication about this matter.
This study was undertaken with no regard to the legislation that requires a pre-application duty to consult for wind turbines. On the 17th December 2013, Section 122 Localism Act 2011 commenced. This introduces a duty to consult with the local community before making a planning application for wind turbine developments that involve the installation of more than two turbines. These new provisions are incorporated into section 61 Town and Country Planning Act 1990. There is a requirement to bring the proposed application to the attention of the majority of persons who live at, or otherwise occupy, premises in the vicinity of the land to be developed. It is also required to give such information about the proposed timetable for the consultation as is sufficient to ensure that anyone wishing to comment, may do so in good time.
As the tenant at Upper Wilting Farm, I only found out about this proposal by reading the Hastings Development Plan. The Parish Council in Crowhurst were unaware until I informed them of this proposal.