TNEI Services has successfully discharged all of the required planning conditions and completed the Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) role at EDF-ER’s 6 turbine Barmoor Wind Farm in Northumberland.
The planning permission included a number of pre-commencement conditions covering a range of topic areas relating to construction traffic, shadow flicker, television interference, archaeology, and ecology and ornithology. TNEI were appointed to undertake pre-application consultation with relevant departments of the Council, prepare documentation sufficient to discharge the conditions, and to manage the process through to determination.
TNEI were also appointed to undertake the ECoW role during the construction phase of the wind farm development. Construction commenced on site at a particularly sensitive time of year (bird breeding season) and TNEI were responsible for monitoring construction works, particularly ground and hedgerow clearance, to ensure that protected species were not disturbed by the works. The role included providing a contractor induction in advance of works commencing, advising on the construction programme, supervision of key works and being available 24/7 to provide ecological and ornithological advice on an adhoc basis.
Construction of the Barmoor Wind Farm commenced in May 2014 and the site is due to become operational in early 2015.
To read more about TNEI’s planning and ecology/ornithology services please go towww.tnei.co.ukor to get in touch with a member of our team please go to ourcontacts page.
