A WEST Devon campaigner against plans for a wind farm is set to appeal at London's High Court next week. Den Brook Valley Wind Farm activist Mike Hulme won the right to appeal against planning permission granted to Renewable Energy Systems (RES) at a Court of Appeal hearing in June. RES plans to build nine 125 metre tall wind turbines in Den Brook Valley between Bow, North Tawton and Spreyton. West Devon Borough Council initially rejected the planning application in 2006. But the decision was reversed on appeal in February 2007. In June, the Court of Appeal ruled new evidence presented by the campaigners on noise levels was 'highly significant' and granted Mr Hulme leave to appeal. The High Court hearing is set for July 24 and 25 with the major concern of campaigners now being the noise levels the turbines will produce. Mr Hulme said: 'The issue of noise pollution weighs heavily against the apparent benefit of generating green electricity. The turbines will generate barely a quarter of their 18MW capacity, in any case. 'I always believed local people had the right to check the fine print. This is too important to leave to chance — it is our homes that are at stake.' The campaigners say they discovered 'serious' errors in RES' calculations of noise levels, which, they believe, will mean the noise impact of the development is greater than RES stated at the planning inquiry. Claire Hodgson, a resident who stands to be affected by the development, said: 'The developers bend over backwards to assure you that there is no risk of a noise nuisance but ask them to commit themselves in writing to real protection and you can't see them for dust. 'Their approach has seriously eroded my trust.' RES admitted the information on noise levels was incorrect but stated the difference between their calculations and the actual noise levels would not be noticeable. In a statement, RES said: 'RES is sorry that this error occurred but can reassure local residents that we are taking steps to correct the error as quickly as possible. 'We are currently assessing the best way to address this in order to ensure that the planning condition will take the slight change in the noise level into account and continue to offer full protection to local residents. 'In the face of growing concern about climate change and the rising price of conventional fuels, it is essential that good quality renewable energy projects like Den Brook start contributing local clean, green energy as soon as possible.' RES feels the design of the wind farm has allowed for a wide protective margin and this will still remain even after the correction is made. Rachel Ruffle of RES said: 'We are ready to build this project and are confident that it will sit well in the area. 'We took great care to design the wind farm so that it would not be a noise nuisance. The error is miniscule in noise terms; nevertheless we are taking steps to correct it to ensure people are confident that they have their rightful protection.' Mr Hulme, however, maintains belief in the campaigners' case: 'We have a really good prospect of persuading the court that RES' planning permission is too flawed to be reliable. 'It's frightening that such a high profile developer can make such elementary errors.' Mr Hulme has praised the support received to date but urgently needs more funds to underwrite costs. Anyone who thinks they can help should visit the website http://www.denbrookvalley.co.uk">www.denbrookvalley.co.uk or e-mail [email protected]">[email protected]