Sir,

Re. planning application 13/0876/PA by County Clr. John Allen-Mirehouse for five 100m wind turbines (59m to hub height) between Angle Road and the Valero Oil Refinery at Cheveralton.

I am writing to express CPRW's concern at the impact the five proposed wind turbines in the Angle peninsula will have on the outstandingly wild seascape of Freshwater West, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and the local community. Already all four of the Wear Point turbines (also 100m), but 7km from Freshwater West and on the north shore of Milford Haven, are visible from the Angle Road as huge structures, and can be clearly seen between Castlemartin and the famous views of the beach.

The developer claims that the turbines will not be visible from Freshwater West beach itself, but this misses the point. His technical information shows that at least the upper half of the blade-sweeps will be visible all the way from Castlemartin to the main car park, thus affecting the iconic views of the beach.

Freshwater West is a precious wild, undeveloped asset. People of foresight protected it within the National Park, in the very difficult post war years. It is of concern that Wear Point turbines have been allowed to adversely impact on the approach to this wonderful landscape, but they are nothing compared to Clr. Mirehouse's proposal.

This crosses an unacceptable line by bringing these machines south of the Haven to adversely impact on the National Park. Previous projects at Corston and Wogaston for considerably smaller machines were refused consent by the county council, with backing from the National Park, and an appeal by the developers at Wogaston was dismissed at Public Inquiry.

We ask Clr. Mirehouse to find other ways to invest in renewable energy that do not threaten one of the best land and seascapes in the National Park and is also acceptable to the community he has always represented in the past.

Mary Sinclair,

Chairman of the

Pembrokeshire

branch of CPRW.