How Can Communities get Involved in the Planning Process for Wind Farms?
These are detailed guidelines to the process of public engagement for wind energy developments. Effective engagement between a developer, the local authority, statutory consultees and the local community can help to ensure that proposals for developments in a locality are better. Supporting effective engagement is not about being in favour or against a particular proposed development. It is about trying to make sure that:
- decisions made in the planning system are as well-informed, evidence-based and timely as possible and
- any development that is permitted reflects an understanding of local interests and opportunities for positive local gain.