Monday 15 January 2007

Wind farm now possible

Hunter Valley News
Wednesday 3/1/2007 Page: 5

UPPER Hunter Shire Council's Mayor, Barry Rose said the State Government approval of the Scone Local Environmental Plan - (LEP) would make way for a wind farm development.

Cr Rose said "the approval by the Minister for Planning will allow council to consider development applications for alternate forms of energy generating activities such as wind farms, which under the previous LEP provisions were prohibited in certain zones.

"There have been a number of wind monitoring towers in place around Scone for a number of years and the results suggest the conditions lend themselves to a wind farm style development, subject the appropriate assessments being undertaken." Cr Rose said council was aware of a potential application to be lodged in the near future and the amendment cleared the way for consideration.

He said the news the amendment to the Scone LEP had been finally gazetted was welcomed and council looked forward to working closely with any proponents of such developments and the local community regarding future applications.

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