The Extreme Hypocricy of UKIP Policy & Their MEP William Earl of Dartmouth!
Posted by Greg Lance - Watkins (Greg_L-W) on 08/04/2014
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is what gives the remaining 10% a bad name!
The Extreme Hypocricy of UKIP Policy & Their MEP William Earl of Dartmouth aka William Dartmouth MEP aka William Legge MEP!
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Hi,
Is UKIP’s William Dartmouth MEP using an offshore company to conceal involvement in a wind turbine development?
Mr S Crowther
Chairman UKIP
Eastacombe House
Heanton Barnstaple
North Devon
EX31 4DG Our Ref: TJH/TW/51270/0041Direct Line: xxxxx xxxxxx
Your Ref:Dear Mr Crowther
Re: Slaithwaite Moor Planning Application
We act for William Dartmouth.
We have acted on his behalf for the last fourteen years in relation to his properties including land which he owns around the town of Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire.
He has requested that we write to you in relation to the matter above.
A planning application has recently been made by Valley Wind to establish wind turbines on Slaithwaite Moor. Valley Wind has served the statutory third party Notices on various parties (including the landowner) and including William Dartmouth.
The title to Slaithwaite Moor is registered at the Land Registry. The registered proprietor is a company, Rosscroft Limited.
Valley Wind holds an Option over part of the land comprised in this registered title which we believe gives Valley Wind the option to take a lease of the relevant land to establish turbines if planning permission is granted.
I can confirm William Dartmouth has no interest in this land.
By the way, William Dartmouth does own adjacent land.
It may therefore be that this is why a third party notice was served on him. Yours sincerely
Tim Haggie
Latimer Hinks
As such we have to pose the following question… if Rosscroft Limited became the owner of the land in February 2011, why is it that in August 2011, a memorandum written by consultancy Mott MacDonald asserts the following?
A Certificate B is completed and submitted when the planning applicant (in this case Valley Wind) know the names of all the owners of the land upon which a planning application is being made. On the wind farm planning application, there is a Certificate B which clearly names Rosscroft Limited and William Dartmouth, both care of Carter Jonas in York, as an owners (or tenants) of the land concerned.
So the question is, why have Carter Jonas and William Dartmouth apparently made no efforts to correct the record which has seen the media and even their paid consultants identify Dartmouth as the land owner at Cupwith Reservoir? It’s an odd one.
We invited UKIP to comment on our story but have not yet received a response.
We also contacted William Dartmouth and invited him to comment on the ownerships and relationships concerning the land in question. He did not want to answer any questions from an anonymous blogger hiding behind a pseudonym and was more concerned in getting a name, however in the end he did email us the following:
But – to be crystal clear – I do not own the land .
So, we know Rosscroft Limited owns the land. But who owns Rosscroft? It seems the directors of the company have been all or mainly ‘paid for’ names on paper only who have directorships in a large number of companies in different fields. But there was a sudden and dramatic change of ownership last year that fitted into an interesting timeline of events.
In February 2013, pre-application advice was sought from Kirkless Council to discuss its views on the proposed wind farm development and whether it would have a possibility of being approved.
Curious people will no doubt be asking questions about all this. Here are some that need to be answered:
Given these series of events, do William Dartmouth or the Dartmouth family have any financial interest or share ownership in Rosscroft Limited?
Has William Dartmouth ever created a bare or discretionary trust where the trust property includes all or part of Rosscroft Limited, or any of the land transferred to Rosscroft Limited?
Why have neither Carter Jonas nor William Dartmouth immediately corrected what must be an inaccurate planning application, especially when his solicitor said as long ago as January that the Dartmouth has no interest in the land he is listed on Certificate B as owning?
Why did neither Carter Jonas nor William Dartmouth immediately correct the Mott MacDonald memo and report stating the Earl of Dartmouth is the owner of the land well after the transfer date?
Why have local media stories citing William Dartmouth as the owner of land he transferred to Rosscroft not been corrected?
If William Dartmouth, despite not being the owner of Cupwith Reservior and having no direct or indirect interest in it, was influential enough to bring about an offer by its owner to give away the reservoir to campaigners who did not want it drained, does he not have the same influence to prevent the wind turbines being constructed on the same land?
As a UKIP MEP and stated adjacent land owner, with apparent influence and concern in the local neighbourhood, will William Dartmouth be submitting a formal objection to the wind farm planning application?
Will William Dartmouth or his solicitor make available the ‘third party notice’ he is said to have received in respect of being an adjacent land owner to the application site?
Does William Dartmouth or his family have any direct or indirect interest or share ownership in Ambassador Directors Ltd?
Is UKIP’s William Dartmouth MEP using an offshore company to conceal involvement in a wind turbine development?
The UKIP MEP, family land, a windfarm application, a party denial and EU money
All of the the information about the proposed windfarm development was sent to Nigel Farage, and a member of Farage’s staff eventually responded stating that Dartmouth’s office had replied claiming he wasn’t linked directly or indirectly. This is curious given this screenshot of the land ownership section of the planning application:
So I was delighted on your stance against wind turbines but have to point out the total hypocrisy of your MEP William Legge who is touting his land out for a wind farm as one of the above applications. This land is protected moorland and 300 meters away from a National Trust Bird sanctuary. It is estimated he will receive £20k ground rent per 100m turbine (there are 3 currently planned) – i.e. £60k per year. This is in total opposition to UKIP’s manifesto. I cannot see how he can be a UKIP MEP and at the same time pursue this course of action in his private life.
Dear Mr Farage, A neighbour of mine has I believe sent a similar note, I have been planning to do so for some time
but last night’s televised debate between yourself and Nick Clegg prompted me to do so.
Congratulations on a consummate performance against Mr Clegg by the way.
My particular concern as a rural resident in West Yorkshire is that in the past 18 months we have
been subjected to 12 separate applications for wind turbines within 1 mile of our property. Around
70% are being approved despite being situated in a green belt wildlife corridor due to the very
special need to reduce our country’s carbon emissions apparently. These are absolutely ruining the
countryside, driving residents mad with noise and flicker, decimating the rare birds and also bats and
making a few rich land owners richer…. Unfortunately they are not making a dent in our carbon
footprint, just our pockets.
So I was delighted on your stance against wind turbines but have to point out the total hypocrisy of
your MEP William Legge who is touting his land out for a wind farm as one of the above applications.
This land is protected moorland and 300 meters away from a National Trust Bird sanctuary. It is
estimated he will receive £20k ground rent per 100m turbine (there are 3 currently planned) – i.e.
£60k per year. This is in total opposition to UKIP’s manifesto. I cannot see how he can be a UKIP
MEP and at the same time pursue this course of action in his private life.
What I liked about yourself was a move away from the mealy mouthed public schoolboys of the
other 3 parties but I am afraid I see this as MEP Legge acting in the same way as the main 3 parties
with his own self-interest placed firmly to the fore and any principles trailing way behind. I strongly
ask that you discuss this with MEP Legge. As this is in the public domain surely if this continues it is
but a matter of time before this comes to the notice of the wider media and could severely damage
the credibility of your party.
Best regards
A concerned resident
Huddersfield
But for now, William Dartmouth has questions to answer.
Why is it that he appears to have been untruthful about his interest in the land where the turbines are planned?
As a clearly stated owner or tenant of the land, as shown on the official planning applications, what does he stand to gain if the application is approved and Valley Wind Co-operative build the turbines?
I think we should be told.
UKIP have been contacted and asked if they wish to respond to this story.
Regards,
Greg_L-W..
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