§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what response he has made to the Countryside Commission's call of 15 January for a review of planning policy guidance 22 in relation to the location of wind turbines; [13702]
(2) what representations his Department has received about the proposed location of 16 wind turbines on Gunson Height in Furness, Cumbria. [13703]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordMy hon. Friend the Minister of State for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency has met and written to the chairman of the Countryside Commission explaining how the contents of PPG22 already deal with the environmental concerns raised by the commission in relation to wind turbines.
A planning application together with an environmental assessment for 16 wind turbines on Gunson Height has been made to South Lakeland district council, which is carrying out the usual consultations. So far as is known, no representations have been made direct to my Department at this stage.