Wind energy community surgeries to be held in Horspath and Cutteslowe

Published: 10/05/2010

Two community surgeries will be held this week as part of an ongoing consultation process for proposed wind energy development on Oxford City Council land.

Renewable energy developer Partnerships for Renewables, the Council’s partner for the wind energy investigations, is keen to continue to share plans for the two proposed single turbine sites at Cutteslowe Park and Oxford Road, near Horspath. The surgeries follow a series of public exhibitions which were held this February.

“Rather than to reveal any new project milestones, the purpose of the surgeries is to provide a ‘drop in’ facility for local communities and anyone with any questions, feedback or suggestions to come along and talk to the project team. We will be able to provide information on our investigations around Oxford so far and answer any queries on wind energy in general,” explains Tony Duffin, Regional Manager at Partnerships for Renewables.

“The drop-in surgeries are part of our continuing consultation programme and we will be holding these regularly throughout the development process. We are still at the early stages of investigating the sites and Oxford City Council and Partnerships for Renewables are committed to having an ongoing dialogue with the local community. We look forward to hearing more comments on the plans.”

The exhibitions are being held at Cutteslowe Pavilion, Cutteslowe Park (Wednesday May 12, 2pm-7pm) and Horspath Village Hall, Horspath (Thursday May 13, 2pm to 7pm).

Anyone wishing to find out more about the projects at any time can visit the project websites at www.pfr.co.uk/horspath or www.pfr.co.uk/cutteslowe email: pfr@communityrelations.co.uk or call 0800 731 7395.

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Editor’s notes:

•Oxford City Council is the first council in England and Wales to commit to exploring the potential for commercial scale wind energy on its land. The council has formed a partnership with PfR, which has surveyed hundreds of possible sites for wind turbines around Oxford, narrowing it down to two after various investigations.

•Partnerships for Renewables was set up by the Carbon Trust in 2006 to work in partnership with the public sector to develop, construct and operate renewable energy projects. By providing a one stop shop for the development of renewable energy projects, Partnerships for Renewables provide a way for Public Sector Bodies to access the economic and environmental benefits associated with renewable energy and contribute towards the fight against climate change without diverting public sector resources away from frontline services. For more information on PfR please visit www.pfr.co.uk

•OCC and PfR are keen to stress that there are no firm decisions on location yet and the plans are not yet at the stage of planning submission.
For further information please contact:

Jo Reeves, Communications Officer, Partnerships for Renewables
Tel: 07540 688 031
Email: jo.reeves@pfr.co.uk

Or

Press Office, Oxford City Council
Tel: 01865 252096

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