Residents and Councillor Object to Plans for 150metre Tall Wind Turbine

Residents and councillor object to plans for 150metre tall wind turbine

Planning statement argues proposal would have 'no significant or unacceptable effects on amenity, landscape, ecology or any other sensitive environmental assets'

Residents object to plans for large wind turbine

Local residents have objected to plans to build a 150m-tall (492ft) wind turbine near their homes. The wind turbine is about 50% taller than is allowed under local planning guideline. The turbine could be built on land to the north of Tofts Road West in Hartlepool to provide renewable energy for local businesses. People have objected to the turbine’s construction on the grounds it is too tall, with Hartlepool Borough Council Conservative council…