VIDEO: Reaction to wind farm rejection
A crowd of protesters united against the controversial plans for a wind farm near Stoke Hammond were overjoyed to see the proposal quashed by councillors yesterday.
Aylesbury Vale District Council rejected plans submitted by Force 9 Energy for four 125m high wind turbines at Dorcas Lane, which were described as being three times the height of Milton Keynes’ Xscape.
Residents from Stoke Hammond, Stewkley, Soulbury, Great Brickhill, Hollingdon, Newton Longville and Drayton Parslow, which are the villages that would have been most affected, all turned out in their droves to show their support against the application.
Speaking on behalf of Soulbury Parish Council, Jonathan Pope told the council he believes that the development would harm the health of local people, cultural heritage, business and would be a risk to public safety.
Mr Pope said: “It would be negligent of the this committee to ignore the irrefutable medical evidence that turbines cause real health problems.”
A small group of people, including Friends of the Earth’s Victoria Harvey, gathered at Aylesbury Vale District Council to support the proposed wind farm.
In reaction to the decision, David Butterworth of Force 9 Energy said: “We are disappointed by the Committee’s decision and will look carefully at the reasons for this decision before deciding what to do next.”
> See the live updates throughtout the meeting @LBOamanda
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