Now some energy companies are pretty good when it comes to finding suitable mitigation and some can't wait to bring the lawyers in and go to Public Enquiry.
though off thread it is worth knowing.
Planning laws are designed that if the generation capacity of a proposed windfarm is above a certain level the local authority cannot make a decision on an application - it has to go to an enquiry! So guess what operators are always looking to be above that figure.
It keeps the locals out of the frame better
