ANGER AT TURBINE APPROVAL
PLANNERS have given the green light to an application by Mallusk plastics company Brett Martin to construct a mammoth wind turbine at its Roughfort Road headquarters.
The approval means that Brett Martin can now proceed with its proposal to build a single wind turbine with an overall height of 99.5 metres and hub height of 64 metres on the factory site.
A spokesperson for Brett Martin said: "We welcome the Council's decision to give the proposed wind turbine the go ahead.
"As a responsible and forward-thinking company, we are strongly committed to reducing our carbon footprint and to maintaining our competitive position, which is in the interests of the business, our employees and the local community.
"We are confident that this wind turbine will enable us to both minimise our impact on the environment and to reduce our high-energy costs. This in turn will help us to remain a competitive business, thus safeguarding local jobs.
"We now look forward to progressing the project and will remain in consultation with both the local community and relevant local political representatives as works move on."
Local residents who will reside under the shadow of the massive wind turbine however, are bitterly disappointed and angry at the decision.
Vivienne Hanna from Roughfort said she was "very disappointed" about the wind turbine application being granted.
"I am not at all opposed to wind turbines, however, this is of mammoth scale and the planning precedent it sets in this rural area is shocking."
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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