COMMUNITY LIAISON GROUP

After consultation with community representatives, parish councils and members of the borough and county councils, we have taken on board views about how the wider public consultation should be undertaken now that the wind farm has been awarded planning consent.

As a result, we have set up a Community Liaison Group, to improve communications between RES and local communities up to and during the wind farm's construction. The Group is made up of representatives from all of the local communities around the wind farm and meets every 1-2 months to discuss any matters relating to the project.

Terms of Reference.
The terms of reference were discussed at the Group's first meeting on 16th March 2010 and were presented to the 1st July meeting for final sign-off. The terms of reference can be seen here. (PDF, 43KB)

Membership

The initial membership of the CLG has been based on the inclusion of elected representatives for the communities within the immediate area surrounding the Wadlow Farm wind farm site. Having set up the initial structure for the Group, based on a democratically accountable membership, it is the prerogative of the members to invite or elect other community representatives on to the group for future meetings, and/or invite specialists to meetings to discuss certain topics in more detail as required.

Chair: Councillor John Batchelor (ward Councillor for Linton on both South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council).
Note-taking/minutes: undertaken by representatives from RES
Balsham Parish Council: up to 2 Representatives
West Wratting Parish Council: up to 2 Representatives
Six Mile Bottom and Little Wilbraham Parish Council: up to 2 Representatives
Great Wilbraham Parish Council: up to 2 Representatives
Weston Colville Parish Council: up to 2 Representatives
Fulbourn Parish Council: up to 2 Representatives
Brinkley Parish Council: up to 2 Representatives
South Cambridgeshire DC: Ward Councillors
Cambridge County Council: Division Councillors
RES: David Cox (Project Manager) and other members of RES project team as required.

It was agreed at the meeting on 1st July 2010 that Carlton Parish Council would also be invited onto the Group.

Public attendance.
The public are welcome to attend the meetings in an observational capacity. Minutes and agendas will be made publicly available via this website and through local channels such as parish council websites, parish notice boards and parish council meetings.

At the inaugural meeting of the Community Liaison Group, it was agreed that future meetings will be adjourned for 15 minutes for members of the public to raise questions, which will be debated at that meeting if on the pre-issued agenda or, if not, will be discussed at a future meeting.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING: The next meeting of Wadlow CLG is scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday 7 February 2012 at 7pm at West Wratting Village Hall.