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Planning Policy for Wind Energy Development

Meeting: 01/11/2010 - Executive (Item 67)

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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.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Recommendations Approved

Minutes:

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.

Options

 

Option One

To approve the draft document and agree that it should be taken forward for public consultation.

 

Option Two

To approve the draft document with amendments and agree that it should be taken forward for public consultation.

 

Option Three

Not to approve the draft document in its current form, or to agree not to proceed with this planning guidance.