Energy generation on Teesside

County Durham firm Banks Developments has started to prepare a scoping report for the proposed two-prong development, which would be located around the village of Stillington to the north west of Stockton.

Detailed proposals for the Lambs Hill wind farm are still in development, but it is expected that it would encompass between four and six turbines on land to the west of the village.

In addition to this, a small CHP scheme, which would be capable of producing up to 4MW of power, would be located next to existing businesses on the Stillington Industrial Estate to provide them with heat and electricity generated from renewable fuels, such as biodiesels.

Banks’ proposals received a positive response at an initial briefing meeting with Stillington and Whitton Parish Council, and discussions havealeady commenced with businesses on the Industrial Estate about the siting of the CHP plant in that location.

A full public-consultation exercise around the whole proposal will be undertaken by Banks over the coming months, beginning with an initial public exhibition that is currently being scheduled to take place early in the New Year - at which local people will be able to provide feedback on the outline plans.