Bill · started in the Commons
Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation) Bill
A Bill to give powers to local planning authorities to specify the minimum distances permissible between onshore wind turbines of certain dimensions and the nearest habitation; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 17 November 2010 by Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
The Bill would give powers to local authorities to specify in their neighbourhood development plans (defined as in the Localism Bill) a 'recommended best practice set-back distance' between onshore wind turbines and habitations. It includes recommendations for this set-back distance, calculated as a multiple of the turbine rotor diameter.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 17 Nov 2010
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 May 2012.