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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans to build a 150m-high wind turbine at a port would help control energy costs and grow jobs, its operator has said.
The structure would be installed by Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns and operates the Port of Ipswich, on the east bank of the River Orwell, near the Orwell Bridge.
The company has recently requested a screening opinion from Babergh District Council on the 150-metre-high wind turbine before a full planning application can be submitted.
An ABP spokesperson said: “This is an early step in the planning process and seeks the local authority’s view on the level of environmental assessment required before any planning application is submitted.
“The proposal forms part of our ongoing work to help control the cost of electricity and, through this, support and grow jobs associated with the port.”
The council officer’s report said the proposal would be ‘extremely
prominent and incongruous’, towering above existing buildings.
The turbine would be triple the size of the bridge itself, and about twice the height of The Mill, Suffolk’s tallest building.
The report further said the development risked having significant ecological impacts due to its location within sensitive and protected areas.
Concerns were also raised regarding its impact during construction, particularly if it takes place alongside works at other nearby developments.
Should an application be submitted, it would need to include an Environmental Impact Assessment addressing these issues.
Cllr Martin Cook, who represents Gainsborough ward at Ipswich Borough Council, said although the site was in Babergh, the impacts would be felt by his residents.
He said: “I will be pressing Babergh to allow a longer consultation window than the legal minimum, so that nobody misses their chance to comment.
“I am watching this closely and with concern, that the scale proposed raises serious questions that ABP must answer.”
Cllr Cook said the full plans were expected by the end of December or early in January – ABP did not confirm this when asked.
The ABP spokesperson said if a planning application was submitted, it would be accompanied by and subject to the appropriate planning and consultation processes.
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