A rare bat species and an incorrect fee payment could delay the planning application decision for four wind turbines at Dorcas Lane, Stoke Hammond.

Aylesbury Vale District Council has written to the developer of the proposed wind farm site last week saying that recent bat surveys done in the area were unsatisfactory according to the council's biodiversity Green Spaces Team, who insist a bat survey must be done in the summer months for proper analysis as the original survey was not conducted within the agreed best practise guidelines.

There is also a question of how much should have been paid for the... [continue via Web link]