PLANS for eight wind turbines near a Northumberland village will be revealed at a public exhibition being held today and tomorrow.
Coronation Power's proposal for the 110m-high structures at Todburn East is being put on display in the Longframlington Memorial Hall, on Rothbury Road, between 10am and 8pm.
The exhibition is part of the company's local public consultation programm
e, as it develops a planning application to seek permission to build the wind-farm.
Members of Coronation Power's team and representatives from its consultants will be available to answer questions.
The proposed site at Todburn East is just over a mile to the east of Longhorsley, west of the A697 road.
But opposition to the scheme is growing, with locals forming a pressure group to fight not only that scheme, but four others in the immediate area which are currently being scoped prior to application.
They include potential turbine sites at Wingates, Todburn Farm, Parkhead/Rayburn Lake, near Netherwitton, and Whinney Hill, near Longhorsley.
Tom Pape, who is chairman of the recently-formed Wingates Not Wind Farms campaign, said: "These proposals will completely envelop this area with turbines.
"We have major concerns in three areas, the first being blight on the landscape and the effects on our wonderful natural views, particularly to and from the Simonside Hills.
"Secondly, we're concerned about the effect on those who, for example, have diversified their farms to offer facilities for tourists.
"Their guests come here for the natural beauty, the peace and traquility, but are already saying they won't come back if turbines are built.
"Finally, there is a strong case that the noise generated by the turbines has an adverse link to the health of nearby communities."
But Coronation Power's managing director, Vickram Mirchandani, said: "We believe the wind-farm offers not only direct energy and environmental benefits for the area but can also bring other advantages for the local community.
"The proposed site would have a total installed capacity of 16MW of electricity a year, the equivalent of the annual energy needs of about 8,900 homes.
"That would prevent at least 15,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions compared to producing the same amount of electricity by burning fossil fuels."
