ADAS assisted developers to gain planning permission for Fullabrook Wind Farm - the largest wind development in Devon, which has now begun producing and contributing power to the national grid.
The Fullabrook wind farm development in Devon will provide a total installed capacity of 66 megawatts, enough energy to power 5,000 homes.
ADAS provided environmental co-ordination and assessment services to the developers of Fullabrook Wind Farm in North Devon. ADAS was appointed to ensure that the planning proposal was robust, increasing the probability of approval.
One important element of the success of the application was the GIS screening analysis that ADAS used to illustrate that the site was one of the only ones suitable for large scale renewable development. ADAS also provided evidence that demonstrated to the Council that if it did not seriously consider a development of this size, it would not be able to meet its renewable energy targets.
ADAS made a successful case to demonstrate that by approving a large site for development, the council would minimise environmental and visual impact across the county by concentrating the bulk of development on one site.
Fullabrook Wind Farm consists of 22 turbines of up to thr...
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