Steve Brine is encouraging local residents to let the Government know their views on onshore wind farms.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change are undertaking a 'Call for Evidence' to examine how communities can have more of a say over hosting wind farms in their communities in a consultation which runs until 15 November.
Steve says: "We haven't seen much wind farm activity in Hampshire yet but all that changed with the proposed 17-turbine farm on land at Bullington Cross in the northernmost part of my constituency. I am always concerned to ensure the voice of communities is always properly heard and that is more true than ever when it comes to huge wind turbines spread across the Hampshire Downlands.
"This consultation is very welcome and is the opportunity for constituents to let the Government know their views on these developments and the impact they can have on where they live.
"As set out in that letter to the Prime Minister last year, I have been among those calling on Ministers to reduce the subsidies available to onshore wind farm developers. My hope is that this consultation leads to less public money being available for firms to put up turbines that often don't make economic sense without subsidies and threaten some of the most spectacular countryside we have in the process."
More information...
Responses to the consultation can be sent to onshorewind@decc.gsi.gov.uk with more details available from the Department's website.
Visit Steve's dedicated web-pages on the Bullington Cross proposed wind farm.