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Synergy Wind Pty Ltd v. Wellington Shire Council

País/Territorio
Australia
Fecha
Dic 1, 2007
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Sede de la corte
Victoria
Número de referencia
VCAT 2454
Resumen
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
Texto completo
synergy-wind-1.pdf
Página web
climatecasechart.com