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    Courtesy Guardian.......

    Residents to get more say over windfarms

    New guidance is expected to tell councils that local people's concerns should take precedence

    over renewable energy


    One scheme in which householders are to be paid at least £100 a year for living near turbines is

    already under way.

    Residents will be able to stop construction of windfarms under tough new rules that could seriously

    restrict the growth of onshore wind power generation.

    New guidance is expected to tell councils that local people's concerns should take precedence over

    the need for renewable energy, and give more weight to the impact of turbines on the landscape and heritage.

    The changes are part of a package of measures that also significantly increase the amount of money

    communities will receive for agreeing to host windfarms nearby, with householders set to get hundreds of

    pounds off energy bills.

    The Liberal Democrat energy secretary, Ed Davey, insisted that the government remained committed to

    "appropriately sited onshore wind" as part of a diverse, low-carbon and secure energy mix.

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