Barmoor wind farm campaigners end long-running battle

Feb 10 2010 by Brian Daniel, The Journal

CAMPAIGNERS have reluctantly ended their long-running battle to stop a wind farm being set up in Northumberland.

The Save our Unspoilt Landscape (SOUL) action group has decided against seeking a judicial review of the decision to allow six 110-metre turbines to be built at Barmoor, near Berwick.

A planning application from Catamount Energy and Force 9 Energy was first submitted to the now defunct Berwick Borough Council four years ago this month, in February 2006.

Scores of local people formed SOUL to fight the proposal fearing the turbines would ruin views of the surrounding countryside and put off visitors.

The plan was rejected by the borough council in March 2008.

However, the developers appealed and a public inquiry took place in May and June of last year.

As reported in The Journal last month, the Government gave approval for the wind farm to be built. SOUL said at the time it was considering seeking judicial review, whereby it could challenge the decision on a point of procedure but not ask for evidence to be reconsidered.