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Finding out if the Southern windfarm site is on heathland should be a ‘key factor’ in its progress, says MHK

Tuesday, 31 October 2023 08:44

By Emma Draper - Local Democracy Reporter

An MHK is calling for a new assessment of a site earmarked for an onshore windfarm.

Jason Moorhouse, who represents Arbory, Castletown and Malew, wants to find out if the Earsytane and Scard site is on ‘heathland’.

Earlier this month Manx Utilities’ confirmed it preferred the southern site over the one at Sulby and Druidale for the turbines.

Mr Moorhouse says an assessment should be a priority:

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