Plans for masts on Minquiers and Ecréhous are scrapped

Saturday 26th January 2013, 12:00PM GMT.

How one of the masts would look, if approved by Planning

PLANS to build 33-ft weather masts on the main islands of the Minquiers and Ecréhous have been scrapped after serious concerns were raised by Islanders.

Instead the masts, which would monitor wind speeds and inform future plans for harnessing renewable energy, could be placed out to sea on outlying rocks.

The Environment department has this week submitted plans for masts in two locations, one 3 km from the main Ecréhous island and the other 6 km from the main Minquiers island.

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Captain Fantastic

January 26, 2013 at 2:37 pm

So is this the new planning protocol: If something is controversial place it a on site that should receive the upmost protection. I suppose Portlet, Plemont(to be), and La Coupe developments set a precedent.

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colin

January 26, 2013 at 6:35 pm

It seems that these people have nothing to do a work!!!! apart from come up with c….p like this

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- Crap,Oh!
  
  January 26, 2013 at 9:46 pm
  
  Not sure if you mean the planning application or the planning refusal!
  
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thumbinb*m

January 27, 2013 at 9:23 am

What about putting these masts at Trinity ?
perfect I would think, quiet and the highest place in the Island, I´m sure the people of Trinity would not have any objections.

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D De Jersey

January 28, 2013 at 4:44 pm

How ironic… the people with holiday cottages on the the SSSI moan about something slightly more out of place than they are.

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Alphonse

February 2, 2013 at 8:46 pm

https://www.mygov.je//Planning/Pages/PlanningApplicationDetail.aspx?s=1&r=P/2013/0091

I suggest people object to the proposal whilst they can on the link above.

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