A Bill to specify the minimum distances permissible between onshore wind turbines of certain dimensions and the nearest habitation; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
18 November 2009
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This Bill would set a legal minimum distance between onshore wind turbines of defined sizes and the nearest habitation. It aims to reduce the impact on neighbours by ensuring turbines are not built too close to homes, with the exact distances to be set out in regulations.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; no further stages are listed in the provided information.
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3 Nov 2009
On 3 November, the House of Commons was asked, under the Ten Minute Rule motion, to give leave for this Bill to be introduced. The sponsor was allowed 10 minutes to support the Bill and there was ten minutes for other MPs to comment. The House agreed and the Bill was read a first time.
Private Member's Bills are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the Bill then you would need to contact the Member sponsoring the Bill.
Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation) Bill has not been printed and cannot make any further progress.No recorded votes for this bill yet.
