The long awaited new planning guidelines around the development of wind farms are expected to be published by government this Autumn. That’s according to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
The present planning guidelines on wind farm developments are twenty years old and fail to take into account the significant increase in blade heights over that time.
The Taoiseach acknowledged the need for updated guidelines when he spoke to Midwest News in Westport on Friday last.
The Taoiseach was in Westport for the official opening of The Grace Hotel in the town
He described the extensively refurbished hotel as another important asset in Westport’s tourism product….
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