New wind turbine proposal approved

PLANS for a replacement wind turbine in north Pembrokeshire, submitted after a previous scheme was withdrawn following Met Office concerns, have been approved despite objections from the local community council.

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Surrey-based Constantine Wind Energy Limited, which manages some 200 turbines throughout Great Britain, had initially sought permission for a 102m-high wind turbine at Sarnau Farm, on the Carmarthenshire border near Trelech.

‘That application would replace an existing 45m-high turbine which was granted permission in 2014,

In a supporting statement, Wilmslow-based agent Axis PED Limited said any visual impact would be “outweighed by the beneficial contribution the replacement turbine would make in the transition away from fossil fuels and the ability to meet UK Net Zero targets in line with the government's commitments”