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Tourists 'shocked and surprised' by wind farm numbers
June 7, 2013 in Helensburgh Advertiser

Mr Fraser said surveys by VisitScotland showed that nine out of 10 tourists came to enjoy the scenic splendours of Scotland. Despite some reports suggesting wind farms had no economic impact, positively or negatively on tourism, he said there was a lot of nervousness about just now within the tourism industry concerning wind farms.

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Wind farm policy aims to protect rural areas
April 29, 2013 by Andrew Whitaker in The Scotsman

Proposals to protect large parts of wilderness and unspoilt land in Scotland from controversial wind farm developments will be unveiled by government ministers today. The new guidance will include maps, drawn up by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)

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Application for giant wind farm at Meddon withdrawn
April 28, 2013 in North Devon Journal

The application for the five 126 metre turbines at Harbourcross Land at Meddon was withdrawn from Torridge District Council's planning system by the developers Wind Ventures Ltd on Thursday. The application was submitted last year and in the past few months has met fierce objection.

Protesters ‘delighted' as plan for wind turbine north of Grantham rejected
April 24, 2013 in Grantham Journal

Those standing in opposition to the proposal were supported by comments from English Heritage which warned the turbine would have a "harmful effect on the setting and significance of a number of highly graded, nationally important designated heritage assets" including Belton House, Bellmount Tower, The Church of St Mary at Marston and The Church of St Peter at Foston.

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Wind farm warning issued
April 13, 2013 in Berwick Advertiser

An organisation has called for robust planning measures to be put in place to ensure large areas of Northumberland do not become "wind farm landscapes", which it says has happened in parts of Berwickshire. ...There is also concern the council has not adequately recognised the cumulative effects of turbine development.

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National Park welcomes changes to wind farm proposal
April 10, 2013 in West Sussex County Times

Margaret Paren, Chair of the South Downs National Park Authority, said: "We're pleased to see that E.ON has listened to our concerns regarding the visual impact of the Rampion proposal on the South Downs National Park, however we think that there is more to be done especially on the routing of the cables."

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Bronte heritage put before green energy in key wind turbine ruling
February 16, 2013 by Tom Whitehead in The Telegraph

The brooding West Yorkshire countryside that inspired classics such as Wuthering Heights has been protected from plans for more turbines because of the importance of the famous sister writers. It is believed to be the first time the literary significance of an area has been put before the need for green energy.

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Spread of wind farms threatens historic landscape, says campaigners
November 4, 2012 by Patrick Sawer in The Telegraph

Almost 4,000 turbines are scheduled to be built across Britain over the next few years, to add to the 3,800 already in operation. Mr Hayes said that only a minority of these are likely to be given the go-ahead. "We can no longer have wind turbines imposed on communities. Enough is enough," said Mr Hayes, whose constituency is in Lincolnshire.

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Wind-farm aesthetics a factor in U.K. decisions, Minister says
October 17, 2012 by Alex Morales in Bloomberg News

With many U.K. wind farms sited on hilltops in the countryside, the comments raise the prospect that wind-farm developers may find it harder to get planning permission. Almost a third of lawmakers in Hayes's Conservative Party wrote to Prime Minister David Cameron in January calling wind turbines "inefficient and intermittent."

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The hush-hush map that paints Scotland green
September 30, 2012 in Scottish Express Reporter

It is the map of the country which lays bare for the first time the full extent of the Scottish Government's drive to convert the nation to wind power. Scotland's familiar rugged outline is peppered with at least 535 huge wind farms - taking up an estimated three to five per cent of the total land mass of Scotland - many of them located in areas of outstanding natural beauty.

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Are wind farms saving or killing us?
September 9, 2012 by James Delingpole in Daily Mail

A provocative investigation claims thousands of people are falling sick because they live near them. The symptoms they claim to have suffered may vary – including dizziness; increased blood pressure and depression – but the theme remains the same.

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Mixed reaction as major new wind turbine is erected
August 29, 2012 in New Post Leader

Mrs Bradley said: "I think we are being conned anyway by the green issue, and that is a monstrosity." Mr Bradley added: "I think it's rubbish for what you get out of it. ...but they seem useless. "It's when they put them in the countryside like the Lakes that it is despicable."

Conservation group concerned over Northumberland wind farm plans
August 28, 2012 by David Black in The Journal

The threat posed to Northumberland's landscape, heritage and rural communities by wind farm development is possibly the biggest planning challenge the county has faced in modern times, it has been claimed.

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'Turbine near Rudston monolith could lead to near-destruction of historical landscape'
August 28, 2012 in Hull Daily Mail

"The Rudston turbine could well be a test case, resulting in the near-destruction of the historical landscape." The plans were submitted to East Riding Council on July 4 but planning officers did not contact English Heritage about the proposals until last week.

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Wind farm developers using 'tricks' to make turbines look smaller
August 22, 2012 by Louise Gray in The Telegraph

Wind farm developers make turbines look smaller than they actually are when applying for planning permission in order to 'trick' councils into giving them the go-ahead, a leading architect has warned.

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How wind farm developers 'use camera tricks to make turbines look smaller than they really are'
August 21, 2012 by Rob Preece in Daily Mail

Alan MacDonald, from Inverness, says turbines can be made to look four times smaller than they really are. Developers use wide-angle lenses to make objects in the pictures look smaller, Mr MacDonald says. Scottish National Heritage intends to revise its guidance to developers.

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Donald Trump lambasts ‘ugly, inefficient' wind farms after plans emerge to increase size of Menie turbines
August 6, 2012 by Frank Urquhart in The Scotsman

"Alex Salmond must have a death wish. Other countries throughout the world are abandoning wind turbine projects and not building previously approved structures because the economics just don't work. Without subsidies from England, Scotland would not be able to sustain his folly."

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The view? Gone with the wind: Our famous scenery and landmarks blighted forever by turbines
July 21, 2012 by Victoria Allen in Daily Mail

Prehistoric sites have been given no protection from planners to stop turbines being built close to them. From north to south, there are as many as 1,800 turbines in place and hundreds more planned. Seven planning applications a day are lodged with councils by developers cashing in on millions in subsidies.

Photo trickery makes wind farms smaller
July 15, 2012 by James Gillespie in The Sunday Times

Wind Farm developers have been accused of deceiving local councils and the public by using computer-generated images in planning applications that make the turbines seem smaller than they are in reality. The claim is contained in a new book, Windfarm Visualisation: Perspective or Perception, by the architect Alan Macdonald, whose company, Architech, specialises in computer- generated images.

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Ruling on wind farm says the countryside is as important as climate change targets
May 29, 2012 by Louise Gray in The Telegraph

Ruling on wind farm says the countryside is as important as climate change targets. The Coalition's renewable energy targets do not outweigh value of the beauty of the English countryside, a High Court judge said yesterday as she rejected planning permission for a wind farm.

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