New plan for 23-turbine windfarm in North Lincolnshire

UP TO 23 more wind turbines could soon be towering above the rural landscapes of Bonby, Horkstow and Saxby Wold, the Telegraph can today reveal.

Npower renewables, a leading UK developer and operator of onshore and offshore wind-power, plans to put up the giant structures at Saxby Wolds.

People in the villages of Saxby and Bonby will be living just a mile or two away from the proposed site.

The turbines which each measure up to 70 metres in height with a blade span diameter of 82 metres, could be in place as soon as 2012, if given the go-ahead by North Lincolnshire Council.

Developers have anenometer measurers near the site but have not yet put in for planning permission for the farm.

However, a report on the plans has been given to Bonby Parish Council.

A spokeswoman for Npower renewables said: "The wind farm proposal at Saxby Wold is in its early stages and we are monitoring wind speeds through two met masts which are capturing data to determine if this is a suitable site for a wind farm."

A public meeting will soon be held on the issue.

See today's Scunthorpe Telegraph for the full story.