Ask a solicitor: Considering a wind turbine on your land?

While wind turbines are often associated with more marginal or boggy ground, this is not always the case, and it is becoming more common for developers to target land that is actively farmed or includes forestry, writes rural solicitor Jane Bourke.

While wind turbines are often associated with more marginal or boggy ground, this is not always the case, and it is becoming more common for developers to target land that is actively farmed or includes forestry, writes rural solicitor Jane Bourke.

Dear Jane,

I have recently been approached by a developer who is interested in placing one, and possibly two, wind turbines on my land. They have mentioned entering into a long-term lease or option agreement, together with the possibility of annual rental payments, which of course sounds attractive.