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Written question asked by James Paice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 March 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 6 March 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Monday, 9 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.


Wind Power: Noise

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what guidance he has provided to planning authorities on the relevance of amplitude modulation in applications for land-based wind turbines in advance of the review of evidence on wind turbine amplitude modulation his Department is appointing acoustics experts to conduct.

Answer

DECC officials intend to issue an invitation to tender shortly, in order to appoint acoustics experts to review the evidence on wind turbine amplitude modulation (AM) with a view to providing advice on how appropriate AM thresholds might be set in planning conditions.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
226005
Session
2014-15
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Noise Wind power
Link
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