The
pro-wind
group
assembled
in
Swanage,
Dorset,
as
opponents
called
for
the
1.1GW
Navitus
Bay
wind
farm
project
to
be
blocked.
The
pro-
and
anti-wind
farm
factions
numbered
about
100
and
300
respectively,
according
to
local
reports.
The
project’s
supporters,
who
included
local
environmental
campaigners,
said
they
wanted
to
ensure
their
point
of
view
was
heard.
In
response
to
earlier
consultations,
co-developers
Eneco
and
EDF
recently
scaled-back
the
maximum
size
of
the
project
by
115
turbines
and
moved
its
near-shore
boundary
3km
further
from
the
towns
of
Bournemouth,
Christchurch
and
Poole.
Development
company
Navitus
Bay
will
begin
a
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