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Planner opposes turbines consent
Turbines higher than 50-storeyed buildings on the Lammermoor Range would dominate the landscape and the Central Otago District Council's planner has recommended the Project Hayes wind farm proposal be turned down.
The planning consultant's report, released to the public yesterday, expresses concern about Meridian Energy's $2 billion proposal and the effects on the iconic landscape.
April 12, 2007
by Aimee Wilson
in The Southland Times
Turbines higher than 50-storeyed buildings on the Lammermoor Range would dominate the landscape and the Central Otago District Council's planner has recommended the Project Hayes wind farm proposal be turned down.
The planning consultant's report, released to the public yesterday, expresses concern about Meridian Energy's $2 billion proposal and the effects on the iconic landscape.
Planner David Whitney says in the report the wind turbines would be up to 160m high, taller than any used to date on any wind farm in New Zealand, ``and have therefore not been able to be the subject of an assessment . . . the turbines... [continue via Web link]
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