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Town planning law halts wind farm plans
MHE withdrew its development application with the Broomehill-Tambellup Shire after it was discovered a couple of weeks ago that the existing town planning scheme did not allow council to consider the proposal.
August 12, 2011
by Jean Ekeroth
in Farm Weekly News
A town planning law restricting the production of electricity on farm land has delayed plans to establish a wind farm between Kojonup and Broomehill.
The Flat Rocks Wind Farm project by Moonie Hills Energy (MHE) straddles the Kojonup and the Broomehill-Tambellup shires.
The Flat Rocks Wind Farm project by Moonie Hills Energy (MHE) straddles the Kojonup and the Broomehill-Tambellup shires.
MHE withdrew its development application with the Broomehill-Tambellup Shire after it was discovered a couple of weeks ago that the existing town planning scheme did not allow council to consider the proposal.
Following an amalgamation of the two shires last year, Broomehill-Tambellup shire president Barry Webster said the new Town Planning Scheme had not yet been formulated.
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