Wind Farm Special Meeting

An interesting alert from Glyn Davies today about a special motion from Powys Council Councillors David Jones and Graham Brown for a debate by Powys County Council on 29th June to demand that the Welsh Assembly Government conducts a full review of its renewable energy policy guidance to planning authorities before any new planning permissions for wind farms are granted.

Glyn explains that the meeting was to have been held in the Council Chamber at Llandrindod Wells, but it seems that the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will be at Llandrindod that day. The meeting has been moved to Welshpool Livestock Market, where a building is being converted into a makeshift debating chamber. An audio system is also being installed so that any people attending will be able to hear what is going on.

This all good stuff but a little late in the day. Both Councillors were key members of the Council's Board and were party to positively responding to the the consultation on the Draft TAN 8 when it was published and subsequently agreed the Council's planning policy on wind farms. Maybe the details were too complicated for them at the time.

Let as many people attend as possible to "hear" the debate - we'll sure be treated to some high brow intellectual debate.... oh well, we can only dream! But will it change WAG's thinking? One thing's for sure - our politicians are now clambering on the bandwagon as they see votes being pinned to those rotating blades.