An appeal against the refusal of two wind turbines at Norham in Northumberland has been dismissed by the Inspector, citing harm to the setting of the Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) of Duddo stone circle as part of the reason for refusal.
Points of particular note highlighted within the decision notice posted by the EH Legal Twitter account include:
- The proposed turbines, although of a modest scale would nevertheless be a stand out feature when seen from the SAM (para 11)
- The proposal would cause harm to the significance of a heritage asset of considerable importance by introducing an incongruous development within its setting (para 19)
Full decision notice and original Twitter post
For information on a further three onshore turbine proposals refused this week, search Planning Portal
