Fylde Council abandons legal challenge to offshore wind farm

Summarised from LancsLive's report · Updated 26 Oct, 12:14 · Archive

Fylde Council will not legally challenge the approval of a controversial offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.

Fylde Council has abandoned plans to legally challenge the approval of the Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets. The project will involve offshore wind turbines with cables running from Starr Gate in Blackpool through the Fylde to an electricity substation in Penwortham. The Planning Inspectorate approved the scheme in September, though the council says it had recommended refusal.

Council leader Karen Buckley said the decision was a 'bitter disappointment', arguing that the Secretary of State had overridden expert judgment and ignored harm to the coast, countryside and local livelihoods. The council had sought specialist legal advice after the approval but was informed that the legal challenge threshold had not been met. Fylde Council questioned whether benefits claimed for the project would be realised, citing uncertainty around the financial viability of the Morgan scheme.

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In this story: Fylde Council · Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms · Fylde · Irish Sea · Karen Buckley · Secretary of State

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