Landmark wins RTPI Award
As Principal Environmental Planner with the Landmark Practice, Bernice was responsible for leading and managing the Environmental Impact Assessment, and for preparing information to inform an Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Regulations, for the installation of three wind turbines at Avonmouth Docks.
The scheme, which was designed to provide secure and commercially viable energy to meet the Port's needs, has been operational since October 2007. It will generate 15 million kilowatt hours of clean energy per annum for The Bristol Port Company, and provide combined generation sufficient to meet up to 75% of their electricity demand.
The wind turbines lie adjacent to the internationally designated Severn Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA), candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC), RAMSAR site and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a substantial amount of bird monitoring data was collected to inform a robust Environmental Impact Asssessment and Appropriate Assessment.
The planning application for the wind turbines at Avonmouth was the first in the southwest to be granted consent without an appeal.
The project shows that wind energy can be harnessed close to sensitive sites and densely populated areas, as long as the challenges of site selection and project design are thoroughly addressed.
The Avonmouth wind turbines are the product of the client team working closely with the local planning authority to bring forward a development that gives both environmental and economic benefits to the local area.
Through the implementation of conditions attached to the plannning consent, The Landmark Practice continues to monitor the ornithological impacts of the wind turbines now that they are operational.
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