Wind Turbine: Permission Granted.

I Understand that Mid Devon District Council have now granted planning permission for the wind turbine to be erected at Aishe Barton. As most will know the original proposal was withdrawn after a number of vigourous protests from local objectors but was then resubmitted. I understand that there was considerably less opposition from individual objectors this time around and despite the continuing opposition of the Parish Council planning permission has now been gramted.

What is surprising about the wind turbine issue is that many people fail to grasp the long term implications. Earlier this year the village was in uproar over a proposed travellers site which probably have had almost no enviornmental impact outside the limited area around Hayne. The granting of planning permission by MDDC for the wind turbine at Aishe means that not only will we now have a turbine visable from Silverton and most of the surrounding area but that the granting of such planning permission by the district council makes it a good deal harder for them to refuse permission for the erection of similar turbines in other parts of the Exe valley thus potentially changing the character of this part of Devon forever.