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Report of Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development

Summary

To seek approval for public consultation a draft “Planning Guidance on the Residential Amenity Impacts of Wind Turbine Development”.

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended:

(1)               To approve the attached draft document entitled “Planning Guidance on the Residential Amenity Impacts of Wind Turbine Development” as a basis for public consultation.

(2)               To agree that a public consultation is undertaken with relevant key stakeholders and that after this, the outcome of that public consultation is reported to members alongside a revised draft of the policy for approval.

Recommendations Approved

The Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development submitted a report which sought approval for public consultation a draft “Planning Guidance on the Residential Amenity Impacts of Wind Turbine Development”.

Resolved

(1)               That the draft document entitled “Planning Guidance on the Residential Amenity Impacts of Wind Turbine Development” be approved as a basis for public consultation.

(2)               That a public consultation be undertaken with relevant key stakeholders and that after this, the outcome of that public consultation be reported to members alongside a revised draft of the policy for approval.

Reasons

Council agreed on 19 July 2010 that as a matter of urgency, a policy be developed setting minimum acceptable distances between proposed wind turbines and dwellings.

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