Met Office looking at options
The Met Office have sent the following information to the Parish Council:
Since
the withdrawal of our planning application for a proposed weather radar
at Old Buckenham in March of this year (planning number 3PL/2019/1555/F), we
have been exploring two alternative options to our original plan. One
option focuses on reduction of the radar tower height at the original
site whilst the other option focuses on an alternative site suggested
by the airfield, with a taller tower.
As
part of our preliminary work, we would like to advise you that we will
be visiting the Old Buckenham airfield and nearby Anglian Water site on
Abbey Road on Wednesday 2 September and will
be using a cherry picker to demonstrate the potential tower height at
both sites. The cherry picker will arrive at the
airfield mid-morning and will then move to the Abbey Road Anglian Water
site by mid-afternoon. The vehicle will not be using roads through
the village and will be leaving on the same day.
In
order to maintain similar coverage levels to those possible from the
originally proposed site, the tower height requirement will be different
for the two sites. The height of radar
towers largely relates to the height of the land it is sited on and the
height of surrounding trees and buildings. The land at the airfield is
lower lying than the land at the Anglian Water site. The cherry picker
will reach to the new heights at both locations and allow
us take photographs and measurements for consultation and planning
reasons.
We would like to stress that we are currently evaluating both options and we will continue to keep you informed of any progress.
So look out for things high in the sky on Wednesday...
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