Golf club among those objecting to proposals for €200m wind farm

Doonbeg Golf Club has joined forces with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council and Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) in opposing plans for a €200m wind farm in Clare.

Golf club among those objecting to proposals for €200m wind farm
Mon, 22 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Gordon Deegan

The US-owned golf club lodged a formal objection with An Bord Pleanála against the planned 415ft- high, 45-turbine, wind farm at Doonbeg that has tip heights more than twice that of Dublin’s Liberty Hall.

The plan has divided opinion in the community. Some 79 local landowners stand to benefit from lucrative lease agreements with German-based West Coastal Windpower.

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CourtsPlace: ClarePlace: USPlace: DoonbegPlace: DublinPlace: Liberty HallPerson: Maria LombardPerson: Jackie WhelanOrganisation: Golf ClubOrganisation: Irish Peatland Conservation CouncilOrganisation: Friends of the Irish EnvironmentOrganisation: FIEOrganisation: An Bord PleanálaOrganisation: West Coastal WindpowerOrganisation: Doonbeg golf clubOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: West Clare Railway
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