Wind turbine application refused

An application for a single wind turbine to be located just off High Elms Lane was refused by the East Herts Development Control Committee on 26 October 2011.

The proposed turbine would have been 60 metres to the hub, with a rotor diameter of 53 metres and a total height of 86.5 metres.

The reasons given for refusal were -

The proposal would introduce a tall moving structure into a landscape void of such development and would result in significant harm to the landscape character of the surrounding area.  The Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the environmental benefits of the turbine outweigh this harm and as such the proposals are considered to be contrary to policies SD3 and GBC14 of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007 and the adopted Landscape Character Assessment SPD (Sept 2007).

This application follows an appeal for a previous application which was dismissed at a Public Inquiry in December 2009
The full decision document can be found here. .

photomontage of view from Town Lane Benington

Full details can be found on the East Herts website by clicking here