Plans to extend a wind farm at Pendine have been given the go ahead by Carmarthenshire councillors.

The planning committee met today and approved the application to build and operate six wind turbines at Parc Cynog Farm, Castle Lloyd Farm and Westmead Farm, Pendine.

Planning liaison officer David Poulter told the committee that there were already five turbines at the site and proposals for a further six.

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There was increased urgency on the part of the government to generating energy from renewable sources.

Planning permission for the existing wind farm, now proposed to be extended, was granted on appeal on February 1, 2000.

Permission was granted for six turbines, of which five were built. They have a maximum height from blade to tip of 69m and a total installed capacity of 3MW. The applicant indicated that the sixth turbine would not be erected if planning permission was granted for the current proposal.

Officers recommended approval of the extension by saying that the proposed development would make a significant contribution to generation of electricity from a renewable source, and would not have an unacceptable environmental impact.

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