Another of the key questions seems to be about the noise disturbance and potential effects of health.

The world respected British Medical Journal, published a report in March 2007 which concluded

“There is a need to take the unique environment into account when planning a new wind farm so that adverse health effects are avoided”

“Perception and annoyance were associated with terrain and urbanisation: (1) a rural area increased the risk of perception and annoyance in comparison with a suburban area; and (2) in a rural setting, complex ground (hilly or rocky terrain) increased the risk compared with flat ground. Annoyance was associated with both objective and subjective factors of wind turbine visibility, and was further associated with lowered sleep quality and negative emotions.”

Click here to read the full report published in the BMJ

The Noise Association have also carried out a study on the health effects of wind farms; it concluded -

“Wind farms can play a role in reducing global warming emissions. But there is a very real danger that, in the enthusiasm to embrace clean technology, legitimate concerns about noise are being brushed aside. There is no doubt that some existing wind farms are causing real noise problems. This report has stopped short of arguing that those turbines should be shut down, though that possibility should never be ruled out.
However, it would be quite unacceptable to our fellow citizens for this situation to be replicated in other parts of the country as new turbines come on stream. But this need not be the case. The positive conclusion of this report is that there is a constructive way forward. It simply requires sensible siting of the new wind farms. It’s all about ‘location, location, location’. It is in the interests of the wind power industry, environmental groups and local communities for us to get that right. “

Click here to read the full report of The Noise Association

The respected European Society of Cardiology has published this month in the European Heart Journal, that there is a clear link between raised blood pressure and exposure to continued night time noise. Bear in mind the the noise of the turbines will be more obvious at night, when the background noise levels are at their lowest.

In the village of Haselbech alone there are 21 children living less than 1 km from a turbine, the average age of those children is just 8. This will mean disturbed nights for these children, possibly leading to detrimental effects on their school work and more importantly their health.

Click here to read the findings of the European Society of Cardiology

Those of you that attended our Naseby meeting will have heard at first hand, the experiences of Jane and Julian Davis and their family, following the building of a wind farm at Deeping St. Nicholas. Their house has become uninhabitable because of the noise, and they have a rent a ’sleeping house’ several miles away. Jane’s plight has been featured widely across the media, and a Google search of ‘Jane Davis wind farm noise’ will yield 35,000 results.

Click this link to read Jane’s statement

To read further research into the effects of wind turbines, on both health and noise, click the links below

Wind turbine noise research

Wind turbine syndrome

Wind turbines - noise and the effect on health

Don’t be deceived - wind turbines are noise nuisance and a potential health risk

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By email - info@stopkelmarshwindfarm.com

By phone – 0116 229 2715

Write to – Stop Kelmarsh Wind Farm, PO Box 786, Northampton, NN6 9YT