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Affected the view of a world heritage site it seems, to be specific. I looked into it expecting it to be a bullshit reason, but apparently 22 million people vis
by Gabriel_Martin 7y ago
Affected the view of a world heritage site it seems, to be specific. I looked into it expecting it to be a bullshit reason, but apparently 22 million people visit annually. Perhaps it's a valid reason after all.
- pytester 7y ago22 million people do indeed visit Jurassic coast but the wind farm would have been invisible from there. Note the weasel wording in the wikipedia article. It was far enough that it would have been faintly visible from Bournemouth beach. I strongly doubt that a few dots on the horizon would have bothered any tourists. This project wasn't killed because of the view. There were other financial (probably carbon based) interests involved.
- rbg246 7y agoI'm no expert on the area however, it's not wilderness area, this is the channel coast, the navy has a firing range next to Lulworth Cove and there is a stack of rusting wrecks just off the coastal path... people just don't like the aesthetics for less than rational reasons but each to their own.
- ascorbic 7y agoIt's also adjacent to one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and several of the UK's busiest ports. I visit the area often, and while the area is beautiful, the horizon is always full of ships. Some wind turbines will make no difference.