tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post5831198238591317066..comments2023-11-18T08:59:54.598+00:00Comments on Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: The Dylan Thomas wind turbine judgementcaebrwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-89214699992349842652015-02-20T09:39:14.318+00:002015-02-20T09:39:14.318+00:00It is absolutely astonishing that the council even...It is absolutely astonishing that the council even went this far and resulting in more expenditure that gives absolutely nothing to the community. They have a short-fall of £8million and yet they squander vast sums of money on things like this, instead of putting it into nurses' pay, teachers, road workers etc.. Such arrogance and cronyism is draining the county of resources for services that benefit the county and not feathering the nests of a few. They need to look at the concept that there are nearly 1000 square miles of industrial roofs in the UK that could have solar panels - that is almost the size of the whole of Carmarthenshire. It is believed that they have 8 panels on the new school - 8 for hot water - the whole issue MUST be considered holistically and each and every councillor needs to read the research about wind turbines = they are outdated, inefficient and the only benefit is that they fill the coffers of the landowner and that is paid for out of OUR energy bills.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037581001396043351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-29359572983826215952015-02-20T08:25:07.827+00:002015-02-20T08:25:07.827+00:00This is the second time to my knowledge (there may...This is the second time to my knowledge (there may be more examples) that a council decision has been overturned by a High Court judge.<br /><br />A few years ago the idea of closing St Catherine Street in Carmarthen was abandoned after one courageous and tenacious Carmarthen ratepayer went the High Court to apply for a Judicial Review of the plan.<br /><br />It seems that the Council still hasn't learned that there is a limit to how far they can go before people rebel!Blodwennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-32362129751543225842015-02-19T17:35:23.231+00:002015-02-19T17:35:23.231+00:00Some interesting things emerged from this case - i...Some interesting things emerged from this case - it is notable that the original applicants didn't spend a penny in legal representation in the case. So where does the Council go from here? If they go to the Court of Appeal, there's a chance that they could win, and get back the £21K costs. Or they could rack up even more costs; bearing in mind that there's little public benefit in this proposal, and enormous opposition, is it worth the candle? <br /><br />For the applicants there must now be a real danger that a second consideration of the application may result in a refusal, as the judge has clearly highlighted the cultural sensitivity of the site.<br /><br />Some interesting times ahead.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com