A dozen 140ft wind turbines on the edge of the Lake District are due to be dismantled next summer after a decision which could result in many more being removed to restore views.
image Cumbria Crack website
Cumbria Crack writes:
Friends of the Lake District welcome the decision by South Lakeland District Council Planning Committee to refuse the application by Zephyr Investments to retain the turbines on Kirby Moor, on the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, until 31st March 2027.
While recognising the importance of renewable energy development in providing clean energy sources, membership charity Friends of the Lake District believes that these turbines have served their purpose and are now at the end of their working life. Throughout their 25 years operation, the turbines have a significant detrimental impact on the landscape and, in particular on the setting of the Lake District National Park which is now a World Heritage Site.
Laura Fiske, Planning Officer at Friends of the Lake District, said: ‘This decision is a victory for the local communities who live in the shadow of this development imposed on them by the Government in the early 1990s. This decision reflects the tireless effort they have put in to make their voices heard.
‘In terms of both landscape and wildlife, the site at Kirkby Moor which is also a SSSI (a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a protected area for conservation) has never been acceptable for this type of development, and the removal of these turbines will have a net benefit to the local landscape and beyond.’
And see the article in The Times
https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2017/12/06/times-runs-kirkby-moor-wind-farm/
