English Heritage has a statutory role in the planning process to provide advice to local authorities on planning applications that impact on the historic environment. English Heritage is consulted on approximately 16,000 planning cases a year. Since May 2004, English Heritage estimates it has been consulted on approximately 100 renewable energy projects and has raised concerns about just over 20 of these. Figures prior to this period are available only at disproportionate cost. The projects are set out in the following table.
Region Formal applications consulted on Number for which concerns raised Project Yorkshire 41 5 Ivy House, Rectory Road, Roos, East Riding Hall Farm, Routh, East Riding Chelker Reservoir, Craven, North Yorks Brightenber Hill, Skipton, Craven, North Yorks Grange Wind Farm, Flixborough Grange, North Lincs North West 4 2 Brownrigg Hall, Allonby, Allerdale, Cumbria Howes Farm, Skelton, Cumbria North East 11 4 Green Rigg Fell, Ray Farm and Steadings, Tyneside (originally a single application but effectively became three interlinking schemes) Kiln Pit Hill, Tyneside East Midlands 8 3 Thackson’s Well Wind Farm, Long Bennington, South Kesteven, Lincs Ellands Farm, Barnwell Road, Hemington, East Northants Swinford Farm, Stanford, Leics West Midlands 3 1 Lower Farm, Bearstone, Market Drayton, Shrops South East 6 2 North Downs Wind Farm, Langdon, Dover Gas Pressure Reducing Station, Juggs Road, Kingston Near Lewes, East Sussex East of England 15 3 Bradwell Wind Farm Hemsby, Yarmouth Nr Toseland Hall, Cambs South West 13 2 Batsworthy Cross, Knowstone, North Devon Morwenstow, North Cornwall London 0 0 — Total 101 22 —
English Heritage has a statutory role in the planning process to provide advice to local authorities on planning applications that impact on the historic environment. Within that context, English Heritage is supportive of renewable energy projects. It has been successfully encouraging pre-application discussion for all development proposals, including for renewable energy schemes, with the aim of ensuring that by the time a formal application is submitted, it takes full account of the historic environment and is therefore more likely to be successful.