I have lived in Broughton for over 21 years and the older I get, the more I appreciate how lucky I am to live in countryside of such quiet beauty.  No majestic awe inspiring dales and lakes (though we have our beautiful brook) but still a landscape of character and quality.

The proposed wind farm will have a detrimental impact on our villages.  I do not want to take my dogs under the imposing presence of these huge wind turbines when walking through Cransley Wood and the surrounding bridleways or the fields off Northampton Road towards Pytchley Lodge.  They will be visible from the fields at the Spinney or down Mile End Lane - just like the 10 wind turbines at Burton Wold Wind Farm.

I do not want to be distracted by these wind turbines when driving home along the A43 because this road is dangerous enough already.

The building of wind turbines is heavily subsidised by the government – meaning you and me, the taxpayers.  Developers are naturally in this business for profit.  Yet it is our house prices that will be devalued as most people would not buy a house under the shadow of a wind farm.

Why site a wind energy development in a low average wind speed locality like Great Cransley?  The wind is not constant in our area and when high winds are blowing there is no way to store the electricity produced so that it can be used in times of low wind speed.  If every inch of our green and pleasant land were to be covered in wind turbines, only a fraction of the energy the country requires could be created.  Wind turbines cannot solve Britain’s energy needs because a reliable form of energy generation is necessary as backup.

Our county’s target for electricity generation has already been oversubscribed by the existing capacity installed at Burton Wold Wind Farm.  Kettering Borough Council has approved another 7 wind turbines at this site.  If Great Cransley Wind Farm is approved, will this be a foot in the door for more wind turbines in our back yard?

If you want material facts and figures look at other articles on this website which are set out far more clearly than I could ever explain.  My main objection to this wind farm may be emotional but I believe we should leave our countryside as unscathed as possible for our children.