Renewable Energy Development - Support Criteria

The Council will support proposals that generate energy from a renewable resource where they are, either individually or cumulatively, compatible with policies to safeguard and enhance our natural heritage and historic environment and avoid or address any unacceptable adverse impacts including: (a) Landscape character and visual impact; (b) Residential amenity impact (including noise impact); (c) Public safety impact; (d) Electromagnetic disturbance; (e) Ecological impact (including impact on peatland hydrology); (f) Traffic impact; (g) Impact on local natural resources, including air quality, water quality and watercourse engineering; and (h) Impact on tourism and recreational interests (including public access to the countryside).