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Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd

SECTION 48 PLANNING ACT 2008

REGULATION 4 INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009

NOTICE OF A PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER (“DCO”) TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A WIND FARM AT NOCTON FEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Notice is hereby given that Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd (the “Applicant”) of First Floor, 1 Tudor Street, London EC4Y 0AH proposes to apply to the National Infrastructure Directorate of the Planning Inspectorate (the “Directorate”) under Section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 for the above mentioned Development Consent Order (the “Application”).

The Application relates to the construction and operation of a wind farm of up to 20 turbines with a total installed capacity of up to 69MW and associated infrastructure at Nocton Fen, Lincolnshire (the “Project”).

The proposed DCO will, amongst other things, authorise the construction and operation of:

• Up to 20 wind turbines and their associated infrastructure including foundations, external transformers and crane pad hardstanding areas;

• A control building and substation compound;

• The construction of new site access tracks, including watercourse crossings, a track to connect the Project to the public highway, and the upgrade of existing onsite tracks;

• Construction and upgrade of site entrances

• A welfare building;

• Underground cabling between the wind turbines and the control building and substation compound;

• A meteorological mast;

• Temporary construction compounds;

• Underground cabling to connect the Project to the national grid electricity network;

• Works to the public highway and mitigation land;

• The permanent and compulsory acquisition of land and/or rights for the Project; and

• Such ancillary, incidental and consequential provisions, permits and consents as are necessary and/or convenient for the Project.

The Project is Environmental Impact Assessment development. Accordingly, the Applicant will be making preliminary environmental information available. A copy of the Preliminary Environmental Information (PEI) and PEI non-technical summary (NTS), along with other information which shows the nature and location of the proposed development, may be inspected free of charge at the following locations and during the hours set out below

Bardney Parish Council Office Bardney Fire Station, Alma Martin Way, Bardney, Lincolnshire, LN3 5TF Mon-Wed 11am – 3.30pm
Branston Library Station Rd, Lincoln LN4 1LH Mon 10am-2pm, Wed 10am-2pm, Fri 1pm-6pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Cherry Willingham Library The Parade, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln Lincolnshire LN3 4JL Mon 10am-12pm, Thurs 2pm-5pm and Saturday 10am-1pm
Dunston Village Hall Chapel Lane, Dunston, Lincolnshire LN4 2ET Mon 2.30pm-4pm & 5.30pm-8.30pm, Thurs 2.30pm-4pm, Sun 2pm-3pm (May be open at other times depending on occupancy)
Fiskerton Parish Council Office Village Hall, Ferry Road, Lincoln, LN3 4HU Wed 11am-2.30pm
Heighington Parish Council Office Jubilee Hall, High Street, Heighington, Lincoln, LN4 1JS Mon-Thurs 10am-2pm
Metheringham Library High Street Metheringham Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 3DZ Mon 2pm-5pm, Wed 2pm-6pm, Sat 10am1pm
Washingborough Parish Council Office Civic Office & Community Centre Fen Road Washingborough Lincoln LN4 1AB Mon-Fri 9.30am-12.30pm
Woodhall Spa Library 2 Station Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire LN10 6QL Mon 10am-1pm, Tues 10am-4pm, Thurs 1pm-6pm, Fri 10am-2pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Lincolnshire County Council Office County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1YL Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm
Newark and Sherwood District Council Office Kelham Hall Kelham Newark Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX Mon-Thurs8.30am-5.15pm, Fri 8.30am-4.30pm
North Kesteven District Council Office District Council Offices Kesteven Street Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7EF Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4.30pm
Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall Reception Loughborough Road West Bridgeford Nottingham NG2 7QP Mon-Thurs 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-4.30pm

West Lindsey District Council Office Guildhall Marshall’s Yard Gainsborough Lincolnshire

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Mon-Tues 9am-5pm, Wed 10am-5pm, Thurs-Fri 9am-5pm
Vattenfall London Office First Floor, 1 Tudor Street, London EC4Y 0AH Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

The documents will be on display at the above locations until 20 July 2015. A copying charge may be made by these outlets for the reproduction of any documents.

The documents will also be available to view free of charge at the following public exhibitions:

Bardney Village Hall Silver Street, Bardney Lincolnshire LN3 5SS Thursday 11 June 2pm-7pm
Nocton Village Hall Main Street Nocton Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2BH Friday 12 June 2pm-8pm
Potterhanworth Memorial Hall Main Road Potterhanworth Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2DT Saturday 13 June 10am-4pm
Metheringham Village Hall Fen Road Metheringham, Lincoln LN4 3AA Thursday 18 June 2pm-8pm
Dunston Village Hall Chapel Lane, Dunston, Lincolnshire LN4 2ET Friday 19 June 2pm-8pm
Branston Village Hall Lincoln Road Branston Lincoln LN4 1PA Saturday 20 June 10am-4pm

All documents are also available free on www.vattenfall.co.uk/noctonfen which has other information on the Project. Alternatively, the PEI (including the NTS) can be acquired by contacting Vattenfall’s Community Relations Team on 0800 377 7348, through the website above, by email to noctonfen@vattenfall.com or by writing to Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd, c/o Abbey Warehouse, Abbey Street, Penzance, TR18 4AR. The NTS is free of charge. There will be a charge of up to £250.00 to cover printing and postage costs of the full PEI or an electronic copy on USB can be provided free of charge.

Any responses in respect of the Project must be in writing and should be sent to Freepost RTJB-LALE-LXSC, Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd, c/o Abbey Warehouse, Abbey Street, Penzance, TR18 4AR or noctonfen@vattenfall.com. All responses must be received on or before 20 July 2015 and should explain who is making the response and give an address for future correspondence. Responses may be made public.

Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd

1 June 2015