Bickham Moor Wind Farm, Devon
Client: Coronation Power
Coronation Power appointed CgMs to assist them to 
resolve archaeological objections raised by Devon County Council in response to an application for three wind turbines. Following the submission of the application and ES, the LPA insisted on pre-determination evaluation.
CgMs project managed a geophysical survey the results of which revealed few significant archaeological features. Using these results, CgMs negotiated with the County Council for any further archaeological work to be a conditional requirement. However, Devon County Council continued to insist on pre-determination evaluation trenching and the application was refused on archaeological and other grounds.
In order to avoid unnecessary expense at the forthcoming Inquiry, CgMs undertook a limited programme of trenching of the scheme which failed to reveal any archaeological features at all leading to the withdrawal of the archaeological objection to the application and confirmation that no further archaeological work was required in the event that the appeal is upheld.
