Radar & Aviation Objections
Below is a list of objection paragraphs relating to Radar and Aviation hazards. This can include radar, aviation & safety, hot air balloons, local air clubs, micro-lights, helicopters and small air craft, mobile phone masts, TV signals. They are not in any particular order. Either cut and paste the relevant objections into your letter, or use them as seeds for your own ideas.
*Aviation – the safety of our airways is ignored, and applicants suggest that they can mitigate any objections from NATS & MOD – this is not always the case
*We have very busy airways above West Lancashire with the international airports at Manchester, Liverpool & Blackpool together with a number of smaller airports and BAE sites.
* Large wind turbines can affect communication and radar facilities. Some Wind Turbine companies would lead planners to believe that objections from the NATS and the MOD can all be addressed. This is not true and each case needs careful consideration from experts in the field of aviation.
* The erecting of wind turbines in our borough can have a number of adverse effects on our current methods of communication.
* The movement of the blades acts as a rotating signal interrupter which can affect the signals for mobile phone masts, satellite and TV masts causing interruption or loss of signal to local residents and businesses.
* The most disturbing problem associated with modern day communication are the effects they have on radar. This can have a serious impact on the safety of aviation in areas such as West Lancashire where we have a heavy traffic flow from Manchester airport up to Junction 26 on the M6 and over Parbold and Harrock Hill out towards Blackpool.
* This air space is not only used by commercial flights but also the military, BAE, aviation schools, local business men with helicopters and hot air balloon companies to name but a few.
* The introduction of any tall structures with moving blades would increase hazards and reduce the air space available to fly in as well as interfering with radar signals.
* The erecting of wind turbine in our borough concerns me on the grounds of Health and Safety of the local population.
* We have very busy airways above West Lancashire with the international airports at Manchester, Liverpool & Blackpool together with a number of smaller airports and BAE sites such as Warton.
* Large wind turbines can affect communication and radar facilities. Some Wind Turbine companies would lead planners to believe that objections from the NATS and the MOD can all be addressed. This is not true and each case needs careful consideration from experts in the field of aviation.
* Wind turbines have been shown to have detrimental effects on the performance of MOD ATC and Range Control radars. These effects include the desensitisation of radar in the vicinity of the turbines, and the creation of “false” aircraft returns which air traffic controllers must treat as real. The desensitisation of radar could result in aircraft not being detected by the radar and therefore not presented to air traffic controllers.
* Controllers use the radar to separate and sequence both military and civil aviation aircraft, and in busy uncontrolled airspace radar is the only sure way to do this safely. Furthermore, real aircraft returns can be obscured by the turbine’s radar returns, making the tracking of conflicting unknown aircraft much more difficult.
These severe radar and aviation impacts need to be taken into account when looking at planning applications
* Wind turbines are a Health and Safety problem for our aviation. There is a growing issue with wind turbine companies advising planners that they can alleviate MOD concerns and objections. This is frequently not accurate and each case needs careful consideration from experts in the field of aviation.
* Wind turbines have been shown to have detrimental effects on the performance of MOD ATC and Range Control radars. These effects include the desensitisation of radar in the vicinity of the turbines, and the creation of “false” aircraft returns which air traffic controllers must treat as real. Controllers use the radar to separate and sequence both military and civil aviation aircraft, and in busy uncontrolled airspace radar is the only sure way to do this safely. Also, real aircraft returns can be obscured by the turbine’s radar returns, making the tracking of conflicting unknown aircraft much more difficult.
* The issue of radar is not just applicable to our borough although we do have some of the busiest airways with Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool international airports, and many private helicopter owners together with a number of smaller airports including Warton aerodrome. More than 2000 applications have now been refused throughout the UK and planners must give weight to the objections given by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation who now handle the responses for planning applications.
Wrightington Residents Against Turbines (The WRAT Pack)