Renewable Energy Development - General Approach

The Council supports the promotion of renewable sources of energy, which can be described as use of those resources that naturally replenish themselves without depletion. The main sources of renewable energy include: wind, solar, hydropower, heat extracted from the air, ground, or water, and biomass development. Proposals can range from small-scale technologies that are integrated into householder developments, up to large-scale wind and solar farms. Careful consideration will be given to the scale, siting, design and layout of all renewable energy proposals. The cumulative impact of existing proposals, live unimplemented permissions, and valid undetermined applications will also be considered.