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Wind farms allowed 1km from buildings
New planning rules for wind farms will continue to allow turbines 1km from buildings but will give people affected by them the right to appeal.
The new rules retain the distance set out in interim planning arrangements which have been in place since October last year.
October 18, 2012
by Lauren Novak
in The Australian
New planning rules for wind farms will continue to allow turbines 1km from buildings but will give people affected by them the right to appeal.
The new rules retain the distance set out in interim planning arrangements which have been in place since October last year.
Those measures allowed wind turbines to be constructed 1km from homes and removed some appeal rights in the hope of unlocking huge investment.
Planning Minister John Rau said the new rules come into effect today and would require turbines be at least 1km from buildings and 2km from townships, airfields and other settlements.
Mr Rau said the... [continue via Web link]
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