Texts of News
Release from North Devon Council (with thanks to the Council for allowing us to use this, as it is no longer on their website) |
"North
Devon Council announced its disappointment today at
the High Court’s indication that it will not uphold
the Council’s challenge against a decision to build
22 giant wind turbines in North Devon."
25th June 2008 North Devon Council
announced its disappointment today at the High Court’s
indication that it will not uphold the Council’s challenge
against a decision to build 22 giant wind turbines in
North Devon.
At the High Court in
London, the Council’s legal team challenged the way
factors such as noise, landscape and policy were
considered in the decision following from the original
Public Inquiry.
Leader of North Devon
Council, Mike Harrison, says, “We took the route we felt
was right to ensure the well being of the people of North
Devon and the countryside. This was an important point of
principle and was not a decision we at the Council took
lightly.
“If this indication is
correct we will be extremely disappointed and will be
considering all our options.”
The Council is expecting
the judge to hand down his formal decision on Friday
morning with his reasons.
Earlier this year North
Devon Council decided to seek a full judicial review
against the Secretary of State’s decision to grant
planning permission for a 66-megawatt wind farm at
Fullabrook Down.
His decision to grant
planning permission for the development at Fullabrook Down
followed a Public Inquiry held between November 2006 and
January 2007.
During the Inquiry, North
Devon Council argued strongly that the impact the
development would have on the local landscape, the lives
of those living in the area, the attractiveness of the
area to visitors and local tourism far out weighed any
benefits.
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