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# Plan for wind turbine near Lichfield is rejected
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/plan-for-wind-turbine-near-lichfield-is-rejected/
- Published: 2012-07-31T08:30:18.000Z
- Updated: 2012-07-30T09:11:44.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:41, News

Planning chiefs have rejected a bid to build a wind turbine near Lichfield.

The land at Hamstall Ridware would have seen a 50m high turbine erected if it had been given the go-ahead.

However planners at Lichfield District Council have said the scheme is too close to the Needwood Forest Gliding Club’s take-off and landing site.

The decision notice added that such a development “would be likely to constitute a hazard to gliders taking off and in circuit to approach and land arising from turbulence”.

They also said the turbine would cause “substantial harm” to the setting to a number of listed buildings in the area, including St Michael and All Angels Church.

Full details of the decision and plans can be seen on the [Lichfield District Council planning website](http://planning.lichfielddc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=LJY5WPJEA2000&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).