{"id":42362,"date":"2025-12-09T01:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T01:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/campaign-group-formed-to-oppose-yorkshire-dales-wind-farm-plans\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T01:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T01:05:13","slug":"campaign-group-formed-to-oppose-yorkshire-dales-wind-farm-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/campaign-group-formed-to-oppose-yorkshire-dales-wind-farm-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign group formed to oppose Yorkshire Dales wind farm plans"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Joe Willis<\/span>Local Democracy Reporting Service<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hope Moor Wind Farm representatives say it would generate enough energy to power 81,000 homes and businesses<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A campaign group has been formed to oppose plans for a major wind farm on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. <\/p>\n

If approved, 20 turbines standing about 200m (656ft) high would be built near Stang Forest between Arkengarthdale and Teesdale. <\/p>\n

Residents said they launched Hope Moor Wind Farm Action Group to “save the wildlife corridor and protect the skyline” from the green energy development.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the wind farm project said the feedback from people living in surrounding areas was “central to our approach”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Members of the action group claimed the wind farm would be visible for 75 miles (120km) away and seen from West Yorkshire, Teesside, Tyneside and the Lake District.<\/p>\n

Fred Olsen Renewables, which submitted the proposal, said the Hope Moor Wind Farm would generate enough energy to power 81,000 homes and businesses.<\/p>\n

It said consultations would take place throughout 2026 before the submission of an application in 2027.<\/p>\n

The action group said the proposed development would damage a landscape home to numerous rare and protected birds.<\/p>\n

It said the peatland was vital for storing carbon and helping to achieve the country’s climate goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The proposed site is on moorland at the edge of the Yorkshire Dales<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The action group has more than 400 members on social media, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.<\/a><\/p>\n

Suzy Wilson, group spokesperson, said: “While the group supports renewable energy as a vital tool in combating climate change, it strongly opposes developments that cause irreversible damage to ecologically sensitive habitats, peatlands and ancient woodlands.<\/p>\n

“The proposed site is thriving and forms a critical wildlife haven essential for biodiversity.”<\/p>\n

She added: “Planning for the site has been ongoing for over a year, but there was a clear lack of engagement regarding the proposals.”<\/p>\n

Kelly Wyness, Hope Moor Wind Farm senior project manager, said further information would be shared in a public consultation opening in early 2026. <\/p>\n

He added: “We recognise the importance and value of fully engaging with communities, but we want to ensure that everyone has all the necessary information available to determine their opinion.<\/p>\n

“Listening to and learning from local people is central to our approach. As a family-run business, this is entrenched in everything we do.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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