A press release from the Brontë Society:
Brontë Society submits objection to Ovenden Wind Farm application
The Brontë Society has submitted a representation to Calderdale Council objecting to the planning application made by Yorkshire Wind Power Ltd in regard of Ovenden Wind Farm.
YWP’s proposal includes the construction of nine turbines which, at 115m to blade tip, would be more than twice the height and width of those currently in operation.
The Society’s objection on the grounds that the scale and location of these turbines would result in material harm to the character and appearance of the Haworth moorlands, with their internationally recognised associations with the Brontë sisters, takes into account the recent High Court ruling by Mrs Justice Lang that “concern about harm for the landscape was on balance more important than the national need for renewable energy”. The Society further objects on the grounds that there would be an adverse effect on tourism and the local economy.
The full text of the Brontë Society’s submission:
More information in The Telegraph & Argus.
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