---

Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the first windfarm planning application was scrutinised by his Department; and for that year, and each year since, how many (a) applications were scrutinised, (b) applications falling wholly or partly within a low-flying tactical training area were (i) approved and (ii) opposed and (c) applications falling wholly outside a low-flying tactical training area were (i) approved and (ii) opposed. [109163] Dr. Moonie: Windfarm proposals were first regularly scrutinised by the Department in 1998. The Department sees proposals at the pre-planning stage and the figures listed in the table reflect this. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total number of: Year Proposals Objections Low flying objections 1998 213 46 5 1999 149 26 -- 2000 161 51 23 2001 347 145 45 2002 1,027 248 34 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The other information requested is not held separately and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

109163; 403 c574W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Applications Planning permission Military aircraft Low flying Ministry of Defence Training Wind power

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk