Thanks for the clarification Ringo.
I have some limited experience in the wind turbine sector and I think that I’d be correct in saying that their true impact on aviation safety is not fully understood; e.g. the physics of ‘cones of radar silence’ etc.
For some Wind Farm applications the MOD make planning objections, for others they don’t – there seems to be no consistency from them! :confused:
As for planning permission there are several stages of the appeal process e.g. I have just helped fight against a planning appeal with the Planning Inspectorate and lost; however we were successful in having several conditions imposed on the application, which in our case ‘should’ help cushion the impact of the proposed project.
One suggestion I would make to you is that planning decisions rely heavily on the facts and the more factual you can make your case against the application the more chance you’ll have of success; try to channel the emotion of the campaign more effectively!
One word of caution – the much trailed easing of ‘bureaucracy’ by the government may make it easier for such applications; although I’m not sure that it will be a retrospective legislation if introduced.
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