§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what guidance has been made available to planning authorities concerning the siting of wind farms.
§ Mr. YeoI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Housing and Planning, to my hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk, North-West (Mr. Bellingham) on 28 March,Official Report, columns 543–44.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what planning permission is required for the establishment of wind farms; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoThe establishment of a wind farm requires planning permission under section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.