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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor

‘What do Saudi developers know of Heathcliff?’ Brontë country up in arms over windfarm plan

Souta Van Wick, Nick MacKinnon, Lydia Macpherson and Clare Shaw on Walshaw Moor
Souta Van Wick, Nick MacKinnon, Lydia Macpherson and Clare Shaw on Walshaw Moor, where Calderdale council is considering a planning application for a windfarm. The moor is reputedly the inspiration for Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Photograph: Jon Super/The Guardian

“Heathcliff! It’s me, Cathy, I’m up by the wind turbines.” It’s not quite what Kate Bush had in mind, and probably not what Emily Brontë imagined when she wandered the bleak West Yorkshire moors and created Wuthering Heights.

But if one of Lancashire’s wealthiest men gets his way, vast swathes of moorland in Brontë country could become home to England’s biggest onshore windfarm.

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