Monthly Archives: March 2014

Following the recent decision of the South Shropshire planning committee to reject three proposals for turbines close to Bridgnorth, MP Philip Dunne wrote on his blog that he ‘welcomed’ the decision by Shropshire Council. The turbines were rejected, wrote Mr Dunne, due to the ‘potential detrimental’ effect they could have on Shropshire’s beautiful and unspoilt local […]

Yesterday, a major democratic step was made towards saving the beauty of the Shropshire Hills. The South Shropshire Plannng Committee, chaired by Cecilia Motley, stood their ground and – despite a recommendation from planning officials to recommend permission to build a giant industrial wind turbine at The Hills, near Bridgnorth, that would desecrate the local […]