Local planners claim Unesco status fears over Navitus Bay

Local officials in southern England claim plans for the £3bn ($4.8bn) Navitus Bay offshore wind farm could jeopardise their area's Unesco World Heritage status.

Dorset County Council’s planning committee backed the findings of a local impact report on the Navitus Bay project suggesting that the visual effect of the wind farm could hit tourism, and see the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site placed on a Unesco ‘at risk’ register. It is England's only natural site with the designation.

Up to 333 turbines could be installed in an area between Swanage in Dorset and the Isle of Wight.

French utility EDF and Dutch power company Eneco have formed a 50/50 joint venture to develop the UK Log in to read complete article.

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