Half of Cork land ‘open to consideration’ for wind farms

Despite guidelines in the Cork County Development Plan, council planners say around 50% of the county is still "open to consideration" as regards the erection of wind farms.

Half of Cork land ‘open to consideration’ for wind farms

This includes huge swathes of rural land, especially in east Cork, the north-west of the county, and from Carrigaline to the west as far as Dunmanway.

However, planners say that, as a rule, wind farms should not be built in urban areas, metropolitan Cork, or green-belt areas where householders could be affected by noise and shadow flicker.

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