And an Institute of Acoustics (IOA) conference into wind turbine noise was told that people living near them claiming to suffer from the effects of turbine noise may have to have treatment to deal with it.

American wind turbine engineer Dr Daryoush Allaei, who flew in to Cardiff especially for the hearing, said: "The demand for more efficient wind generation systems will result in even longer blades and taller towers."

Noise vibration and acoustics consultant Dr Geoff Leventhall said there was no doubt people living near the turbines suffered a range of symptoms, including abnormal heart beats, sleep disturbance, headaches, tinnitus, nausea, visual blurring, panic attacks and general irritability.

"I have lots of people phoning me up and telling me that it's ruining their lives - and it's genuine," he said.

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