AN APPLICATION to install two wind turbines on 18-metre masts at Old Oxenhope Farm, Oxenhope Lane, has been approved by Keighley and Shipley Area Planning Panel.
Objectors included the Bronte Society, which argued the turbines would dominate the scenic landscape.
Supporters of the scheme argued the turbines were vital for developing the farm’s business, and complied with government policy to cut carbon emissions from the dairy industry.
Councillor Rebecca Poulsen (Con, Worth Valley) referred the application to the planning panel.
Cllr Adrian Naylor, who voted against the application, said: “We need to protect the farming community in upland areas but to make the farms viable we’re having to provide supermarkets with marketing points so they can demonstrate their green credentials.”
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