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Published:
March 21, 2006
£650m
Brean Down barrage plan is referred to Deputy Prime Minister
 The
£650 million bid to build a huge Severn barrage between
Brean Down, near Burnham-On-Sea, and Wales has been referred to
the Deputy Prime Minister, we can reveal.
The
proposal for a 1km wide barrage between Lavernock Point in Wales
and Brean (pictured) was unveiled
earlier this month by Welsh entrepreneur Gareth Woodham.
This
week, he told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "Because the planning application
is so technical and unique, we have been trying to find a way
forward with both Sedgemoor and Glamorgan District Councils."
"They
have both been very helpful and the plan is now going to be dealt
with by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister."
 "I
expect to have talks on Tuesday or Wednesday this week with them."
"I
believe the scheme is now at a very critical stage. We have got
to the tricky stage of assessing how we go from here."
Burnham-On-Sea.com
revealed earlier this month how Welsh businessman Gareth Woodham
had launched an ambitious plan to build the barrage.
The
scheme includes 12 'islands' with plush executive housing, a dual
carriageway and even plans a light railway.
The
project will also include 14 electricity generating turbines,
four marinas and two lock gates to give ships passage.
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