Developers have lodged the appeal to build four wind turbines on a Blaenau Gwent mountain, following a decision to unanimously reject the application.

Campaigners say Blaenau Gwent mountain has a history of landslides and they are worried over safety and impact.

But developers Eco2 said it was a "good project" and would generate enough to power for 2,700 homes.

Residents from Blaina and Cwmtillery, south Wales met on Tuesday night to voice their opposition to the proposed wind farm on Mynydd James mountain, which sits above their valley.

They have organised a group to campaign the planning action and earlier this year were successful in seeing the planning application rejected by officials.

The mountain is very unstable and over the years there have been a number of slips

Lesley Wedgbury, Save Coity and Mynydd James
The application, which had been recommended by planning officials, was unanimously rejected by Blaenau Gwent council on eight grounds.

These included the visual impact the turbines would have on the landscape and tourism and noise.

Councillors when they met to reject the plans expressed concern for the stability of the area, which had been extensively mined and was subject to landslips and faults.

They accepted that this instability could lead to "stress" for residents.

The campaign called in Geoff Sinclair, a planning consultant for the Pembrokeshire-based Environment Information Services to help their case.

He said: "It's a legitimate response from the community, it still still a very conspicuous site and is outside the strategic area outlined by the assembly."

Lesley Wedgbury, from the residents' group Save Coity and Mynydd James (SCAM), is concerned about proximity of the farm to residential dwellings.

"My main concern is my safety, I don't want to wake up one morning and find myself buried by a mountain.

'Good project'

"The mountain is very unstable and over the years there have been a number of slips, where houses were demolished," she said.

The group is also concerned the impact the Pendragon farm could have on their community, including property values.

Since the initial planning process began the development has been scaled down from 24 turbines to just four, but developers remain confident the farm could be successful.

David Williams, chief executive of Eco2 said: "We have received encouraging support from the local community, and we strongly believe in the benefits of Pendragon Fach both for the local economy and in the urgent global fight against climate change.

"We believe this is a good project that would make a valuable contribution to the renewable energy targets both locally and nationally.

"It will prove an asset to the locality, providing £2m worth of jobs during the construction period, and a minimum of £500,000 for community trust funds over the wind farm's lifespan."