Swale
Borough
Council,
which
oversees
Sheerness
Dock
on
the
Isle
of
Sheppey,
has
given
the
nod
to
the
70-hectare
factory,
where
Vestas’
V164-7.0MW
offshore
turbines
will
be
produced
for
the
European
market.
The
final
hurdle
for
the
factory
is
the
UK
government,
which
is
mulling
over
the
planning
application
submitted
in
January.
However,
Vestas
has
reduced
the
total
number
of
jobs
likely
to
be
created
at
Sheerness
by
20%
-
possibly
reflecting
the
recently
announced
delays
to
the
development
of
the
7MW
machine.
Vestas
has
already
committed
to
hiring
half
of
the
factory’s
staff
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