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Synergy Wind Pty Ltd v. Wellington Shire Council

Country/Territory
Australia
Date
Dec 1, 2007
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Seat of court
Victoria
Reference number
VCAT 2454
Abstract
A windfarm developer that had sought permission to install 9 turbines, each with a nameplate capacity of 2MW, sought judicial review of the Wellington Shire Council’s rejection of that request. Grounds for rejection had included noise and the turbines’ “amenity impacts” on the area. The court, after examining a host of aspects of the revised plan (for 7 turbines), determined that the windfarm should be permitted. Its basic justification was that the council and local residents had not raised any argument that outweighed the benefits of the windfarm.

Key environmental legal questions:

Permission to develop windfarm despite adverse local impacts
Full text
synergy-wind-1.pdf
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