A ‘wind farm too far’ - Appeal is rejected

Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart today said he was delighted a planned wind farm in the constituency had been refused.

Energie Kontor had wanted to build three giant turbines at Monkwith, just north of Withernsea. But, after the plans were rejected by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the developers took the matter to appeal. And for the first time the appeal was rejected by the planning inspector. Six other wind farm planning appeals across the East Riding have already been allowed by planning inspectors.

Graham Stuart said: “This is fantastic news for the residents who have fought so hard to prevent this wind farm going ahead. This is not about being anti-wind; this is about a community which faced being surrounded by wind farms on all sides saying ‘enough is enough’. I met and worked with the campaigners opposed to this development and submitted evidence to the planning inquiry and so I am overjoyed at this decision – it shows the developers cannot simply ride roughshod over communities.”

The MP added: “If we are going to continue to pursue wind as a source of renewable energy I believe we should push for more off-shore wind farms to be built. “It is for that reason I fully support Green Port Hull which aims to attract off-shore turbine manufacturers to the area. That would be good for local jobs, for the local economy and for the expansion of our wind energy generation capability.”

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