Park against wind farm idea

The park authority believes a wind farm would disrupt the area

A South West national park authority is rejecting suggestions its land should be used for wind farms.

The Devon Structure Plan - a blueprint for local planning issues - has said all local planning authorities should find areas for renewable energy development.

But the authority for Dartmoor National Park says it is against any large-scale schemes

The authority will discuss its concerns at its first meeting of 2004 which is due to be held in January.

The authority's planning committee has been considering the structure plan and has welcomed many of its recommendations.

It says it is pleased planning and building developments at north Woolwell, Lee Mill and Ivybridge have been rejected and that it has found little else in the report that concerns the park.