Government hands boost to wind turbine opposition groups amid health concerns
Credit: By Grimsby Telegraph | Posted: May 31, 2015 | www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk ~~
The Government has granted onshore wind turbine opponents new powers to block the developments amid new health warnings for those living close by.
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd promised to strip her department of its power to force through large wind-farm projects against local opposition.
The new Cabinet member is also expected to crack down on Government subsidies for the onshore farms.
Under current rules, the Energy Secretary can have the final say on giant wind farms of 50 megawatts and over.
But it is now thought Ms Rudd will pledge to lay down that power. It means farms will in future be treated in the same way as a planning application for a home extension – a matter to be decided purely by the local council.
The action was backed by anti-wind-farm campaigner Tory MP Chris Heaton-Harris, who has presented Ministers with a report warning that sleep deprivation, migraines and hearing problems could be just some of the effects of living within a mile of a wind farm.
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