Den Brook Wind Farm provides a Community Benefit Fund of £36,000 per year, index linked, to support local social and environmental projects. The Community Benefit Fund is part of a community benefits package totalling £90,000 per year. The first payment was made in summer 2017.

The Den Brook Community Committee is made up of representatives from the parish/town councils of Bow, Spreyton, Zeal Monachorum, South Tawton and North Tawton. They administer the Fund and make decisions about which local projects to support. 

For guidance notes and an application form for the Community Benefit Fund, please contact Fund Administrator, Stephen Webb, by emailing denbrookcommunityfund@gmail.com or by post c/o North Tawton Council Office, 14a The Square, North Tawton EX20 2EP.

The Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS) offers residential, commercial and community properties closest to Den Brook Wind Farm an annual discount off their electricity bill.

LEDS at Den Brook was launched in May 2014 and offers properties within 2.3km of the turbines an annual discount of £108 (index-linked), which is paid direct to their electricity supplier. Eligible properties have been contacted directly with details of how to apply for LEDS and first payments were made in late 2016 once Den Brook Wind Farm was fully operational.

Together with the Community Benefit Fund, LEDS brings the community benefits package at Den Brook Wind Farm to £90,000 per year.

Further details about LEDS can be found here.

As part of its commitment to local communities near Den Brook Wind Farm, RES undertook permanent road improvement works at Whiddon Down to improve traffic flow, visibility and road safety.

The new link road became fully operational in early 2016.