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Councillors in Lancashire ignore wind farm planning recommendation
Plans for two wind turbines on farmland in Lancashire have been thrown out for a second time by Wyre Borough Council.
Voting contrary to the recommendations of the local authority planning officer to approve the scheme, Wyre Borough Council's planning committee rejected plans for the turbines at Pilling, near Garstang.
Councillors said the plans would have an impact on residents and the area's pink-footed geese population.
The planning officer’s recommendation considered that the visual presence of the turbines was an inadequate reason for refusal balanced against the need for renewable power.
The planning officer also confirmed that Natural England - who had objected initially to the proposal because of the presence of geese - believed that a suitable mitigation package in the form of alternative feeding grounds could be created by the developer Cornwall Light & Power.
Should Cornwall Light & Power appeal the planning committee’s decision and send the proposal to public enquiry it is very possible that the wind farm would get the go ahead leaving Wyre Borough Council with substantial costs.
No one was available for comment at Wyre Borough Council.
