| Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005. |
Hemsby wind turbine High Court ruling ‘highly significant’ says CPRE
Credit: BBC News, www.bbc.co.uk 30 May 2012 ~~
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Translate: FROM English | TO English
A High Court ruling rejecting plans for four wind turbines in Norfolk could set a legal precedent, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has said.
Plans to build 105m (344ft) turbines near Hemsby were rejected on Tuesday in favour of local conservation policy.
CPRE East spokesman David Williams said: “The High Court judge has quashed the idea that national targets have precedent over local concerns.”
A renewable energy industry spokesman said it was not “unduly worried”.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council refused plans from Sea & Land Power and Energy Ltd for the turbines in 2009 over concerns about the adverse impact on the landscape.
The company took the appeal against the council’s decision to the High Court after it was turned down by the Planning Inspectorate.
Mr Williams said: “I think this is a highly significant ruling.
“I think it will cause unrest to several wind farm companies because it’s reasserting the importance of local people’s feelings towards their landscape.
“It’ll still be a balancing act between national targets and local concerns, but it’s upped the ante to help local campaigners who think turbines of 100m (328ft) plus will have a negative outlook in their area.”
The turbines would have stood in an area directly to the east and south of the Broads, with the Norfolk Coast, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, also just 1.8 miles (3km) away.
Robert Norris, from Renewable UK, which represents the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, said: “We’re not unduly worried as we’ve always said every application for development needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis – some we win, some we lose.
“This will continue to be the case, despite judgements like this, because the government has made it clear that although all the environmental impact is an important consideration, another consideration is how are we going to generate enough electricity.”
This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
| Wind Watch relies entirely on User Funding |
 (via Stripe) |
 (via Paypal) |
Share:
[ Short URL: https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=23753 ]
