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Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 February 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 27 February 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Friday, 27 February 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Wind Power: Peterborough

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department does not plan to give evidence at the planning inquiry in respect of wind turbines and precision approach radar at French Farm, French Drove, Thorney near Peterborough in March 2015.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) previously objected to the French Farm Extension proposal because the development would cause unacceptable interference to the Precision Approach Radar at RAF Wittering.

The applicant submitted a technical proposal to mitigate the unacceptable affects of the proposed development on the ATC radars at RAF Coningsby, RAF Waddington and RAF Wittering. The proposal was accepted by the MOD in 2014.

The MOD informed the Planning Inspectorate of its position on 30 January 2015 and the Planning Inspectorate has confirmed that the MOD will not be requested to attend the Public Inquiry.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225253
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Planning permission Radar Wind power Peterborough
Link
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