The components for the 26 wind turbines at Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm, which will be 115 metres high (including blades), are being brought to site by road. Deliveries, which include a large transformer, began in early June and are being managed in consultation with the Police, Kent County Council and the Highways Agency to minimise any disruption to local traffic.
The deliveries are coming from Junction 10 of the M20, down the A2070 and along the A259 to the site entrance. The erection of the turbines follows some eight months of preparatory work on site. All turbines are expected to be assembled by the autumn 2008 with the wind farm fully operational early 2009.
Delivery of first turbine blades to site
Timings of deliveries may alter and are very approximate.
The schedule for the large load deliveries to the site are expected to be as
follows:
- Two deliveries each week of wind turbine tower sections
- Towards the end of September there will be a final wind turbine
blade delivery which will be accompanied by a Police escort and consist of three loads in convoy. The date of this delivery will be confirmed as soon as it is known.
The Police effectively determine the time to transport the blades, along with officers from Kent County Council and Interroutes' Road Safety (acting for the Highways Agency). These three agencies permit Nordex (the manufacturers of the turbines) to transport the blades at times that they approve.
If people do experience problems they should call the Little Cheyne Court community phone line on 08000 193243, or send an e-mail to lcc@npower-renewables.com.
Deliveries to Site
