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The East Bridgford Community Energy IPS Ltd has submitted  its second planning application after a previous refusal. The group of volunteers are seeking, within their limited financial means, to provide a 500/800Mw wind turbine to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and provide a return for investors and for the East Bridgford community. This second application addresses and, they believe, answers satisfactorily, the reason for the first refusal with one exception.

The village is surrounded by the Nottingham and Derby Green Belt in which development is only allowed under ‘very special circumstances’. The Society claims that the benefit to the Environment and the local Community could provide these ‘very special circumstances.’ The projected energy generation will provide almost half the annual energy requirements of the village and a minimum of 30% of the Net Profit is to be used for energy saving and environmental measures at the instruction of the Society AGM.
 
If you believe this to be a worthy project please email customerservices@rushcliffe.gov.org quoting planning reference 13/02447/FUL before 20th February 2014.

Rural Action Derbyshire (RAD) has launched a Solid Wall Insulation project offering access to ECO grant funding toward the cost of insulating your home. RAD is working with the Starfish Group, a Derbyshire-based company. Solid wall insulation can result in savings of up to £400 on annual heating bills (based on current energy tariffs). Current levels of funding are only available until the end of March 2014. 

Interested householders should contact Joe Dugdale on 01629 821924, or 07743 850127.