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Minister will block wind farm 'blight'
WIND farms that "blight beautiful landscapes" should be scrapped, a Government minister said yesterday.
Energy minister Malcolm Wicks has already blocked one large wind farm set for the Lake District and said he would be prepared to do so again if a planning application would result in "unsightly or intrusive" wind farms.
July 24, 2007
by Adrian Pearson
in The Journal
WIND farms that "blight beautiful landscapes" should be scrapped, a Government minister said yesterday.
Energy minister Malcolm Wicks has already blocked one large wind farm set for the Lake District and said he would be prepared to do so again if a planning application would result in "unsightly or intrusive" wind farms.
Campaigners hoping to stop wind power developments in the Northumberland countryside seized on his words last night.
But Mr Wicks said only in exceptional circumstances should these projects be blocked and he continues to support wind farms across the country.
He said in Newcastle yesterday: "There will be more wind farms in... [continue via Web link]
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