Chinese developer CGN Europe has won the right to extend turbine tip height for its Contract for Difference-backed Brenig wind farm in North Wales.
The Planning Inspectorate overturned Denbighshire Council’s refusal of a variation of consent application to extend tip height to 110m.
Consultants Natural Power, working together with lawyers Eversheds, secured consent for the 16-turbine Brenig tip height extension on appeal.
Natural Power said it provided the technical input required to demonstrate the energy benefits associated with extending the wind turbine tip height of the consented scheme from 100m to 110m while demonstrating it would not cause unacceptable visual impacts.
Project manager Josh Brown said: “We’re delighted that the right decision has been made.
“This enables a wider selection of turbines to be used, which could potentially increase the maximum capacity of the site, as well as delivering a more productive site, and of course goes further in helping to combat climate change.”
Image: CGN Europe’s Green Rigg wind farm (EDF)
Bigger Brenig gets green light
Planning Inspectorate allows turbine tip height extension for Wales wind farm
By EBS