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Wind farm proposal rebuffed
A popular skydiving site has been saved from the threat of closure after planners unanimously voted against a bid to build a wind farm.
Peterlee Parachute Centre, at Shotton Airfield, feared it would have to put a stop to jumps if the go-head was given to install two 111metre-high turbines at Edder Acres Farm. ...All nine of the members on District of Easington Council's development control committee agreed with officer recommendations the application from A7 Energy should be refused because of the impact it would have on the centre.
November 16, 2007
in Sunderland Echo
A popular skydiving site has been saved from the threat of closure after planners unanimously voted against a bid to build a wind farm.
Peterlee Parachute Centre, at Shotton Airfield, feared it would have to put a stop to jumps if the go-head was given to install two 111metre-high turbines at Edder Acres Farm.
There were concerns skydivers could be blown into the blades, which would have put the viability of operations at risk, with one expert claiming the development would have been "tantamount to signing a death warrant" for one of the key sites for parachuting in the region.
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