Damaging wind power proposal for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

7 November 2000

The Council for National Parks (CNP)¹ has objected to a major wind power station planned for the edge of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. CNP will tell a public inquiry² how the proposed wind power station at Jordanston would damage the National Park’s special qualities and recommends the application be refused.

National Wind Power is proposing to build seventeen 60m high turbines at Jordanston, which would be visible from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Trail. CNP’s Deputy Director and planning expert, Ruth Chambers, said: "The Park’s special qualities that would be affected include the ability to enjoy panoramic views from the coastal path with superb views of sea on one side and the timeless, peaceful sweep of the Preselis and Pembrokeshire farmland on the other.

"In this area there is a sense of leaving behind the rush of everyday life and an anticipation that the landscape will continue in its timeless and unindustrialised way for a long time to come. The construction of a wind power station in this landscape would therefore be very damaging."

CNP will urge the Public Inquiry’s Inspector to recommend to the National Assembly for Wales that the application should be refused because of the impacts it would have on the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Notes to editors

1  The Council for National Parks is the national charity that works to protect and enhance the National Parks of England and Wales and areas that merit National Park status, and promote understanding and quiet enjoyment of them for the benefit of all.
2  The Public Inquiry started on 31 October and is expected to last 2 weeks. It is being held at Letterston’s Memorial Hall in Letterston, Pembrokeshire.

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