Thanks for your help and support so far.
With Bullington Cross now at appeal we need you more than ever to make a noise and get your voices heard.
Writing to your Local Politician is one of the best ways you can do that and with a little help from us, it won’t take more than a few minutes.
Below you will find everything you need to write a persuasive letter that won’t be ignored.
Thank you again for your support. Together we can make Hampshire greener!
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Dear
Re: Bullington Cross Wind Farm Planning Application 13/00753/FULLN / 13/00046/FUL / 13/00800/FUL. Appeal Reference: APP/C1760/W/14/3001604
I have already shown my support for the wind farm at Bullington Cross via the planning consultation process. I’m concerned that the clear majority of the public is not being listened to.
This majority understands the clear and urgent need for renewable energy. Building wind farms in the South of England is vital for the long term resilience of the area. Not only does Hampshire currently rely heavily on the import of energy, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels (which is the major cause of climate change), but also the money spent on this energy leaves the county.
The Government’s own climate change targets can only be met if everyone plays his/her part. We all have a duty to play our part and the building of Bullington Cross Wind Farm will not only show our support for combating climate change but will also help us to generate more income for the local area, via rates, jobs and community ownership.
Wind farms are clean, modern, efficient and quiet. A very few people will say they are ugly but banning things because they are ugly is a dangerous road to take. The look of something should not outweigh its clear economic and environmental benefits. The real damage to our landscape will be done by climate change not by a few wind farms.
Over 2,700 local people have contacted the planning officers to show their support for community ownership of Bullington Cross wind farm. Community ownership is important. It means the benefits of the farm are shared with us, the local community.
Recent Government statistics (source DECC) show that 70 % of the UK public support wind farms. I am one of those 70 %. It is important to me that local elected representatives and decision makers listen to this overwhelming majority.
Can you assure me that you, as my local representative, will ensure that my views are known and acted upon.
I look forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely..
Wind Farms – A dozen good reasons
1. 70% of the UK population support wind farms.
2. 2,750 local people have written to Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover councils asking for community ownership of the Bullington Cross wind farm.
3. The benefits of wind farms far outweigh any costs. They reduce carbon emissions, do not produce pollution, produce cheap renewable energy, generate local jobs, increase council revenues, and reduce our reliance on expensive dirty imported fossil fuels.
4. Wind farms generated enough electricity to power 5 million homes last year.
6. Wind farms are just as efficient as nuclear, gas, and coal fired power plants.
5. By the end of 2013 17% of UK electricity came from renewable resources.
6. Wind farms have a smaller impact on our landscape than coal, oil, gas or nuclear power plants.
7. We have to get our electricity from somewhere it makes sense that we make some of it ourselves.
8. Hampshire spends £4 billion a year on fossil fuels to generate energy. This is a drain on our local economy. We can make energy renewably ourselves and save money.
9. Community ownership means the benefits and profits from the wind farm accrue to local people ie US.
10. A co-operative (Hampshire Renewable Energy Co-op) has been formed to buy a community stake in the wind farm.
11. The biggest danger facing our countryside is climate change.
12. A NO to wind farms = A YES for climate change.
MP contacts
Winchester: Mr Steve Brine MP
steve.brine.mp@parliament.uk
North West Hampshire: Mr Kit Malthouse MP
kit.malthouse.mp@parliament.uk
Basingstoke: Mrs Hon Maria Miller MP
maria.miller.mp@parliament.uk
Councillor Contacts
Winchester City Council
| Ward | Title | First Name | Last Name | Party | |
| Whiteley | Cllr | Vivian | Achwal | Liberal Democrat | vachwal@winchester.gov.uk |
| St John and All Saints | Cllr | Janet | Berry | Labour | jberry@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Barnabas | Cllr | Eileen | Berry | Conservative | eberry@winchester.gov.uk |
| Upper Meon Valley Ward | Cllr | Norma | Bodtger | Conservative | nbodtger@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Bartholomew | Cllr | Rosemary | Burns | Conservative | |
| Littleton and Harestock | Cllr | James | Byrnes | Conservative | jbyrnes@winchester.gov.uk |
| Wickham | Cllr | Angela | Clear | Liberal Democrat | aclear@winchester.gov.uk |
| The Alresfords | Cllr | Simon | Cook | Liberal Democrat | scook@winchester.gov.uk |
| Colden Common and Twyford | Cllr | Susan | Cook | Conservative | |
| Boarhunt and Southwick Ward | Cllr | Neil | Cutler | Liberal Democrat | ncutler@winchester.gov.uk |
| Droxford Soberton and Hambledon Ward | Cllr | Caroline | Dibden | Conservative | cdibden@winchester.gov.uk |
| Oliver’s Battery and Badger Farm | Cllr | Patrick | Fancett | Liberal Democrat | pfancett@winchester.gov.uk |
| Shedfield | Cllr | Linda | Gemmell | Conservative | lgemmell@winchester.gov.uk |
| Wonston and Micheldever Ward | Cllr | Stephen | Godfrey | Conservative | sgodfrey@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Luke | Cllr | Derek | Green | Liberal Democrat | dgreen@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Bartholomew | Cllr | Dominic | Hiscock | Liberal Democrat | dhiscock@winchester.gov.uk |
| Sparsholt | Cllr | Caroline | Horrill | Conservative | chorril@winchester.gov.uk |
| Owslebury and Curdridge Ward | Cllr | Robert | Humby | Conservative | rhumby@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Paul | Cllr | Liz | Hutchison | Liberal Democrat | lhutchison@winchester.gov.uk |
| Shedfield | Cllr | Roger | Huxstep | Conservative | rhuxstep@winchester.gov.uk |
| Colden Common and Twyford | Cllr | Richard | Izard | Liberal Democrat | rizard@winchester.gov.uk |
| The Arlesfords | Cllr | Ernest | Jeffs | Conservative | ejeffs@winchester.gov.uk |
| Kings Worthy | Cllr | Robert | Johnston | Liberal Democrat | rjohnston@winchester.gov.uk |
| Oliver’s Battery and Badger Farm | Cllr | Brian | Laming | Liberal Democrat | blaming@winchester.gov.uk |
| Wonston and Micheldever Ward | Cllr | Barry | Lipscomb | Conservative | blipscomb@winchester.gov.uk |
| Colden Common and Twyford | Cllr | Peter | Kent Mason | Liberal Democrat | pmason@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Michael | Cllr | Fiona | Mather | Conservative | fmather@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Bartholomew | Cllr | James | Maynard | Liberal Democrat | jmaynard@winchester.gov.uk |
| Wickham | Cllr | Therese | Evans | Liberal Democrat | tevans@winchester.gov.uk |
| Bishops Waltham | Cllr | David | McLean | Conservative | dmclean@winchester.gov.uk |
| Bishops Waltham | Cllr | Steve | Miller | Conservative | smiller@winchester.gov.uk |
| Whiteley | Cllr | Sam | Newman-McKie | Liberal Democrat | snewmanmckie@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Barnabas | Cllr | Helen | Osborne | Conservative | hosborne@winchester.gov.uk |
| Swandmore and Newtown Ward | Cllr | Frank | Pearson | Conservative | fpearson@winchester.gov.uk |
| Denmead | Cllr | Kirk | Phillips | Conservative | kphillips@winchester.gov.uk |
| The Arlesfords | Cllr | Margot | Power | Liberal Democrat | mpower@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Luke | Cllr | Rosemary | Prowse | Liberal Democrat | rprowse@winchester.gov.uk |
| Denmead | Cllr | Michael | Read | Conservative | mread@winchester.gov.uk |
| Owslebury and Curdridge Ward | Cllr | Laurence | Ruffel | Conservative | lruffel@winchester.gov.uk |
| Bishops Waltham | Cllr | Tom | Ruffel | Conservative | truffel@winchester.gov.uk |
| Kings Worthy | Cllr | Jane | Rutter | Liberal Democrat | jrutter@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Michael | Cllr | Robert | Sanders | Conservative | rsanders@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Luke | Cllr | Jamie | Scott | Liberal Democrat | jscott@winchester.gov.uk |
| St John and All Saints | Cllr | Jonathan | Scowen | Conservative | jscowen@winchester.gov.uk |
| Compton and Otterbourne | Cllr | Mike | Southgate | Conservative | msouthgate@winchester.gov.uk |
| Denmead | Cllr | Particia | Stallard | Conservative | pstallard@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Michael | Cllr | Ian | Tait | Conservative | itait@winchester.gov.uk |
| Cheriton and Bishops Sutton Ward | Cllr | Amber | Thacker | COnservative | athacker@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Paul | Cllr | Lucille | Thompson | Liberal Democrat | lthompson@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Paul | Cllr | Martin | Tod | Liberal Democrat | mtod@winchester.gov.uk |
| Littleton and Harestock | Cllr | Paul | Twelftree | Conservative | ptwelftree@winchester.gov.uk |
| Compton and Otterbourne | Cllr | Jan | Warwick | Conservative | jwarwick@winchester.gov.uk |
| St Barnabas | Cllr | Anne | Weir | Liberal Democrat | aweir@winchester.gov.uk |
| Swanmore and Newtown Ward | Cllr | Victoria | Weston | Conservative | vweston@winchester.gov.uk |
| Wonston and Micheldever Ward | Cllr | Malcom | Wright | Independent | mwright@winchester.gov.uk |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
| Ward | Title | First Name | Last Name | Party | |
| Hatch Warren and Beggardwood | Cllr | Rebecca | Bean | Conservative | Cllr.Rebecca.Bean@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Baughurst and Tadley North | Cllr | Micheal | Bound | Liberal Democrat | cllr.michael.bound@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Rooksdown | Cllr | Simon | Bond | Conservative | cllr.simon.bond@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Chineham | Cllr | Joyce | Bowyer | Conservative | cllr.joyce.bowyer@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Kempshott | Cllr | Rita | Burgess | Conservative | cllr.rita.burgess@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Kempshott | Cllr | Anne | Court | Conservative | cllr.anne.court@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Brookvale & Kings Furlong | Cllr | Jack | Cousens | Labour | Cllr.Jack.Cousens@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Basing | Cllr | Onnalee | Cubitt | Independent | cllr.onnalee.cubitt@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Grove | Cllr | Stephen | Day | Liberal Democrat | Cllr.Stephen.Day@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Whitchurch | Cllr | Eric | Dunlop | Liberal Democrat | cllr.eric.dunlop@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Kempshott | Cllr | Hayley | Eachus | Conservative | cllr.hayley.eachus@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Winklebury | Cllr | Laura | Edwards | Conservative | Cllr.Laura.Edwards@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Brighton Hill South | Cllr | Matt | Ellery | Independent | Cllr.Matthew.Ellery@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Burghclere, Highclere & St Marybourne | Cllr | Graham | Falconer | Conservative | Cllr.Graham.Falconer@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Popley West | Cllr | Jane | Frankum | Labour | cllr.jane.frankum@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Popley West | Cllr | Paul | Frankum | Labour | cllr.paul.frankum@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Oakley & North Waltham | Cllr | Stuart | Frost | Conservative | Cllr.Stuart.Frost@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Pamber & Silchester | Cllr | Roger | Gardiner | Conservative | Cllr.Roger.Gardiner@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Basing | Cllr | Sven | Godesen | Conservative | cllr.sven.godesen@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Oakley & North Waltham | Cllr | Rob | Golding | Conservative | cllr.rob.golding@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Brighton Hill North | Cllr | Hannah | Golding | Conservative | cllr.hannah.golding@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Norden | Cllr | Paul | Harvey | Labour | cllr.paul.harvey@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Norden | Cllr | George | Hood | Labour | cllr.george.hood@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Grove | Cllr | Ronald | Hussey | Lib Dem | cllr.ron.hussey@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Burghclere, Highclere & St Marybourne | Cllr | John | Izett | Conservative | Cllr.John.Izett@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Norden | Cllr | Lauren | James | Labour | cllr.laura.james@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Eastrop | Cllr | Gavin | James | Liberal Democrat | cllr.gavin.james@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Buckskin | Cllr | Tony | Jones | Labour | Cllr.Tony.Jones@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| South Ham | Cllr | Sean | Keating | Labour | cllr.sean.keating@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Sherbourne St John | Cllr | John | Leek | Conservative | cllr.john.leek@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Tadley South | Cllr | David | Leeks | Conservative | cllr.david.leeks@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Brighton Hill South | Cllr | Pamela | Lonie | Labour | Cllr.Pamela.Lonie@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Chineham | Cllr | Paul | Miller | Conservative | cllr.paul.miller@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Tadley South | Cllr | Rob | Musson | Conservative | cllr.robert.musson@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Kingsclere | Cllr | Cathy | Osselton | Conservative | cllr.cathy.osselton@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Eastrop | Cllr | Stuart | Parker | Liberal Democrat | cllr.stuart.parker@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon | Cllr | Colin | Phillimore | Labour | cllr.colin.phillimore@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Buckskin | Cllr | Nigel | Price | Labour | Cllr.Nigel.Pierce@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Basing | Cllr | Clive | Pinder | Conservative | cllr.clive.pinder@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Popley East | Cllr | David | Potter | Labour | Cllr.David.Potter@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Hatch Warren and Beggardwood | Cllr | Dan | Putty | Conservative | cllr.dan.putty@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| South Ham | Cllr | Colin | Regan | Labour | Cllr.Colin.Regan@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Hatch Warren and Beggardwood | Cllr | Terri | Reid | Conservative | cllr.terri.reid@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Tadley Central | Cllr | Jonathan | Richards | Conservative | cllr.jonathan.richards@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Bramley and Sherfield | Cllr | Nicholas | Robinson | Conservative | cllr.nicholas.robinson@bsingstoke.gov.uk |
| Upton Grey and The Candovers | Cllr | Mark | Ruffell | Conservative | cllr.mark.ruffell@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| East Woodhay | Cllr | Clive | Sanders | Conservative | cllr.clive.sanders@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Kingsclere | Cllr | Donald | Sherlock | Conservative | Cllr.Donald.Sherlock@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Winklebury | Cllr | Joseph | Smith | Conservative | cllr.joseph.smith@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Chineham | Cllr | Elaine | Still | Conservative | cllr.elaine.still@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Baughurst and Tadley North | Cllr | Robert | Tate | Conservative | Cllr.Robert.Tate@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Brighton Hill North | Cllr | Mark | Taylor | Labour | Cllr.Mark.Taylor@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Oakley & North Waltham | Cllr | Diane | Taylor | Conservative | cllr.diane.taylor@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Overton, Laverstoke and Steventon | Cllr | Ian | Tilbury | Independent | cllr.ian.tilbury@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Bramley and Sherfield | Cllr | Chris | Tomblin | Independent | Cllr.Chris.Tomblin@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Pamber & Silchester | Cllr | Marilyn | Tucker | Conservative | cllr.marilyn.tucker@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Popley East | Cllr | Vivien | Washbourne | Labour | Cllr.Vivien.Washbourne@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Labour | Cllr | Gary | Watts | Labour | Cllr.Gary.Watts@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Whitchurch | Cllr | keith | Watts | Liberal Democrat | cllr.keith.watts@basingstoke.gov.uk |
| Brookvale & Kings Furlong | Cllr | Michael | Westbrook | Labour | Cllr.Michael.Westbrook@basingstoke.gov.uk |
Test Valley Borough Council
| Ward | Title | First Name | Last Name | Party | |
| Blackwater | Cllr | Nick | Adams-King | Conservatives | Cllrnadams-king@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams | Cllr | Nigel | Anderdon | Conservatives | cllrnanderdon@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (St Mary’s) | Cllr | Iris | Andersen | Conservatives | cllriandersen@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Blackwater | Cllr | Gordon | Bailey MBE | Conservatives | cllrgbailey@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Romsey (Cupernham) | Cllr | Dorothy | Baverstock | Liberal Democrats | cllrdbaverstock@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Valley Park | Cllr | Andrew | Beesley | Liberal Democrats | cllrabeesley@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Harroway) | Cllr | Carl | Borg-Neal | Conservatives | cllrcborg-neal@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Stockbridge | Cllr | Peter | Boulton | Conservatives | cllrpboulton@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Alamein) | Cllr | Alexander | Brook | Conservatives | cllrabrook@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Millway) | Cllr | Zillah | Brooks | Conservatives | cllrzbrooks@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Winton) | Cllr | Jan | Budzynski | Conservatives | cllrjbudzynski@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams | Cllr | Phil | Bundy | Conservatives | cllrpbundy@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Broughton and Stockbridge | Cllr | Daniel | Busk | Conservatives | Cllrdbusk@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Charlton | Cllr | Ian | Carr | Conservatives | cllricarr@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (St Mary’s) | Cllr | John | Cockaday | Conservatives | Cllrjcockaday@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Romsey (Abbey) | Cllr | Clive | Collier | Conservatives | cllrccollier@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Romsey (Tadburn) | Cllr | Mark | Cooper | Liberal Democrats | cllrmcooper@testvalley.gov.uk |
| North Baddesley | Cllr | Stephen | Cosier | Liberal Democrats | Cllrscosier@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (St Mary’s) | Cllr | David | Denny | Conservatives | Cllrddenny@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Valley Park | Cllr | Alan | Dowden | Liberal Democrats | cllradowden@testvalley.gov.uk |
| North Baddesley | Cllr | Celia | Dowden | Liberal Democrats | cllradowden@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Harewood | Cllr | David | Drew | Conservatives | Cllrddrew@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Amport | Cllr | Benjam | Brown | Independent | cllrbfewbrown@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams | Cllr | Alison | Finlay | Conservatives | cllrafinlay@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Anna | Cllr | Maureen | Flood | Conservatives | cllrmflood@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Bourne Valley | Cllr | Peter | Giddings | Conservatives | cllrpgiddings@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Harroway) | Cllr | Karen | Hamilton | Conservatives | cllrkhamilton@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Amfield and Braishfield | Cllr | Martin | Hatley | Conservatives | cllrmhatley@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Millway) | Cllr | Sandra | Hawke | Conservatives | cllrshawke@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Romsey Extra | Cllr | Ian | Hibberd | Conservatives | cllrihibberd@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Over Wallop | Cllr | Anthony | Hope | Conservatives | cllrahope@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Romsey (Tadburn) | Cllr | Peter | Hurst | Liberal Democrats | cllrphurst@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Dun Valley | Cllr | Ian | Jeffrey | Conservatives | CllrIjeffrey@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Romsey Extra | Cllr | Alison | Johnston | Conservatives | cllrajohnston@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Penton Bellinger | Cllr | Phillip | Lashbrook | Conservatives | cllrplashbrook@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Winton) | Cllr | Jan | Lovell | Conservatives | cllrjlovell@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Winton) | Cllr | Christopher | Lynn | Conservatives | cllrclynn@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Penton Bellinger | Cllr | Pam | Mutton | Conservatives | cllrpmutton@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Millway) | Cllr | James | Neal | Conservatives | cllrjneal@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Alamein) | Cllr | Phillip | North | Conservatives | cllrpnorth@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Harroway) | Cllr | Brian | Page MBE | Conservatives | cllrbpage@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Andover (Alamein) | Cllr | Tracey | Preston | Conservatives | cllrtpreston@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Romsey | Cllr | Ian | Richards | Conservatives | cllririchards@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Anna | Cllr | Graham | Stallard | Conservatives | cllrgstallard@testvalley.gov.uk |
| Valley Park | Cllr | Margaret | Tilling | Liberal Democrats | cllrmtilling@testvalley.gov.uk |
| North Baddesley | Cllr | Ann | Tupper | Liberal Democrats | cllratupper@testvalley.gov.uk |
| King Somborne and Michelmersh | Cllr | Tony | Wards | Conservatives | cllrtwards@testvalley.gov.uk |