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Yelland Wind Farm Ltd. v. West Devon BC

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Date
Apr 29, 2024
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Reference number
[2007] P.A.D. 13
Abstract
Yelland Wind Farm Ltd. appealed a decision by the West Devon Borough Council refusing planning permission for a proposal to build three 266 feet high wind turbines on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. The Planning Inspector dismissed the appeal, finding the proposal’s adverse landscape and visual impacts to be decisive. However, the court did note that the proposal supported the objectives of national policies for the promotion and deployment of renewable energy technologies.

Key environmental legal questions:

Appeal of local council decision denying planning permission for wind turbines.
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