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Worries grow over 'sea' of turbines in the North East
Applicants want to put another 194 of the turbines in Northumberland, Gateshead and County Durham, according to local councils.
About 109 of these applications come in addition to farms that have already won planning permission, our survey discloses.
April 9, 2012
by Tom Rowley
in The Journal
Almost 200 more wind turbines could soon be put up across the North East, The Journal can reveal.
Applicants want to put another 194 of the turbines in Northumberland, Gateshead and County Durham, according to local councils.
About 109 of these applications come in addition to farms that have already won planning permission, our survey discloses.
The figures come days after a motion to slow down the rate of wind farm approvals in Northumberland was rejected by councillors. But they backed an alternative motion to consult more widely about the future of the farms.
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