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Public exhibition of proposals for a solar farm development at Flint Landfill
Published: 06/03/2019
Flintshire County Council has long promoted and invested in low carbon and renewable energy; from installing technologies such as solar photovoltaic (PV), heat pumps and wind turbines in Council buildings and Council housing to developing and operating 2 solar farms on closed landfill sites in Buckley. Indeed in 2017-2018 the Council generated 4.5 million kWh of electricity from solar PV, wind, landfill gas and combined heat and power. This is around 5% of the Council’s electricity usage, or equivalent to the power used in around 1500 homes and approximately 2090 tonnes of carbon.
Now under the ‘Green Council’ Council Plan priority and the Renewable Energy Action Plan; the Council is seeking to further its commitment to renewable energy through developing a ground mounted solar PV scheme on the closed landfill site at Castle Park Industrial Estate, Flint. It is proposed to install 2 MW of ground mounted solar PV and associated infrastructure such as inverters, transformers etc. This will generate around 1.8 million kWh of electricity per year which is enough to power around 700 homes, saving approximately 800 tonnes of carbon a year. This will not only help reduce carbon emissions; mitigating climate change and air pollution but will also contribute towards the Council’s own carbon reduction target of 60% by 2021 and the Welsh Government’s target of Wales generating 70 per cent of its electricity consumption from renewable energy by 2030. A planning application is being prepared and as part of the pre-application consultation the Council is holding a public exhibition between Thursday, 7 March and Wednesday, 3 April at Flint Library, Church Street, Flint, CH6 5AP. Representatives from the Council and the Council’s Planning Agent; Stephenson Halliday will be available on Monday, 18 March to take questions directly. The public exhibition will provide information on the proposal including location, designs, layouts and draft planning documentation/reports providing an opportunity for the local community to provide feedback and comments on the development before the planning application is formally submitted.
Information relating to the proposal or the public exhibition may be obtained by contacting the Council’s Planning Agent; Stephenson Halliday:
• Post: Stephenson Halliday Ltd, 30 – 32 Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DH
• Email: info@stephenson-halliday.com
• Telephone: 0141 204 7900
The exhibition will be available to view during library opening hours:
• Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9am-5pm
• Tuesday and Thursday: 9am-6pm
• Saturday: 9am-1pm
It is hoped that the planning application will be formally considered by the Local Planning Authority later in the spring.