ST BURYAN Parish Council has reconsidered its support for proposed wind turbines at Lamorna following widespread opposition from residents.
Gerald Hayman, who is strongly against the plans, said that at a meeting at the village hall on Monday 60 local residents had turned out to voice their concerns about the application, which if approved would see two 112-feet-high structures being erected.
He said parish councillors were told more than 100 objections had been lodged on Cornwall Council's planning website since submission.
In a statement on Tuesday, the council said: "The proposed turbines will have a detrimental effect on neighbouring listed buildings, scheduled monuments and the wildlife of the area.
"This development will bring no economic benefit to the immediate community."
Mr Hayman said he felt positive that the parish council had reconsidered its stance to reflect locals' views.
"I think it's amazing how much time people have put into this," he said.
"We would have been pretty down if this hadn't come about."
Mr Hayman also stressed there was still a real fear locally that the turbines would adversely affect the nearby Merry Maidens stone circle, which he felt should be given more protection.
Resident Jan Cutler has commissioned a photo featuring scaled images of the turbines to superimposed on the landscape, to indicate the likely visual impact. Cornwall Council is set to make its decision early next month.
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