Residents living in a quaint village have been left stunned after plans for a wind turbine which they thought they’d successfully opposed seven years ago were approved in recent days. Owner of Clearwell Farm David Phillips applied for permission to erect the wind turbine on a public right of way on his popular farm in the village of Michaelston-y-Fedw near Newport in May 2014.
“Everything went quiet” for seven years, a handful of the 43 people who formally wrote to the council objecting to the plans told WalesOnline. They said they found it “very strange” that approval has now been granted without the knowledge of the local community council or anyone living in the area outside of the farm.
A spokesperson for Newport City Council said there was no obligation for the council to update residents living near Clearwell Farm that the turbine was to be approved because it was the same planning application and was not a reapplication. They said it has taken Mr Phillips years to provide necessary information over noise and shadow flicker concerns and that is why there has been such a significant delay.
