Notes from Meeting on 24/8/23
Interested groups involves Residents, Aldenham School, Radlett Society and Councillors.
Areas of concern / note:
Where are we now?
Areas of concern / note:
- Emerging industry
- 90% of U.K. capacity holds supply of electricity.
- This is a huge proposal
- Includes 400 containers 3 metres high and 4 sub stations
- Site next to the Conservation Area
- Tree screening will take 15 years + to mature
- Together with the Solar site proposal - this is a massive Green Belt area affecting Openness
- Proposal on-going since 2020
- Purpose to serve the National Grid
- Fire Service not informed. Gap in safeguarding site. Hazardous, dangerous, negligent items leading to fires. Battery fires from over charging.Water needed to put out fires producing toxic conditions near residential properties. Batteries can explode at storage site. Lithium catches fire - smoke entering the atmosphere - water contamination. This hazardous site would be managed remotely only.
Where are we now?
- Developer has put a small flyers through local doors
- A presentation by the developer was held on 5th September in the Village Hall, Letchmore Heath
- More details would come with an Application to Hertsmere Borough Council and from the local Land Owner
August 2023: Details of plans and a meeting of local residents
The Radlett Village Trust has been informed of a proposal to submit a large scale planning application to construct a major Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on the outskirts of Radlett by the developer Chiltern Green Energy.
Click here for the leaflet sent out by Chiltern Green Energy.
There will be a meeting on Thursday 24th August 2023 open to all.
Click here for an invitation to the meeting.
Click here for the leaflet sent out by Chiltern Green Energy.
There will be a meeting on Thursday 24th August 2023 open to all.
Click here for an invitation to the meeting.