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Morecambe offshore windfarm with 96 turbines wins approval | Morecambe offshore windfarm with 96 turbines wins approval |
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The Morgan Offshore Wind Project will see 96 turbines built more than 20 miles off the Lancashire coast | The Morgan Offshore Wind Project will see 96 turbines built more than 20 miles off the Lancashire coast |
Plans for a windfarm off the Lancashire coast have been given planning permission by the government. | Plans for a windfarm off the Lancashire coast have been given planning permission by the government. |
The Morgan Offshore Wind Project will see 96 turbines built more than 20 miles (32km) off the Fylde coast which developers said will produce 1500MW - enough electricity to power nearly two million homes every year. | The Morgan Offshore Wind Project will see 96 turbines built more than 20 miles (32km) off the Fylde coast which developers said will produce 1500MW - enough electricity to power nearly two million homes every year. |
Challenges to the Secretary of State's decision can be made to the High Court within six weeks to determine if there are grounds for a judicial review. | Challenges to the Secretary of State's decision can be made to the High Court within six weeks to determine if there are grounds for a judicial review. |
Plans for the onshore connection to the national grid from Starr Gate through the Fylde which a county councillor warned could force businesses to close and damage tourism - are still under consideration. | Plans for the onshore connection to the national grid from Starr Gate through the Fylde which a county councillor warned could force businesses to close and damage tourism - are still under consideration. |
Joshua Roberts, cabinet member for rural affairs, environment and communities at Lancashire County Council, said infrastructure around cables along the Fylde coast could close key road connections into the area. | Joshua Roberts, cabinet member for rural affairs, environment and communities at Lancashire County Council, said infrastructure around cables along the Fylde coast could close key road connections into the area. |
"There are only three routes into Fylde and to shut all those down for this wind farm is just disastrous for the people of Fylde," Roberts said. | "There are only three routes into Fylde and to shut all those down for this wind farm is just disastrous for the people of Fylde," Roberts said. |
Morgan and Morecambe said: "We remain fully committed to minimising these effects, and it is absolutely right that concerns are considered thoroughly and independently by the examining authority as part of the ongoing examination." | Morgan and Morecambe said: "We remain fully committed to minimising these effects, and it is absolutely right that concerns are considered thoroughly and independently by the examining authority as part of the ongoing examination." |
While it is not in the Isle of Man's territorial waters, the turbines will lie 12 miles off its south eastern coast. | |
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