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An application for turbines is imminent here. This is a letter from an estate agent to a local trying to sell there house!
Dear xxxx

I write to confirm that the offer which had been accepted on xxxxx has fallen through. The purchasers have withdrawn from the sale because they had concerns about the proposals for the wind farm and although the recent planning application for a test mast was rejected, the fact that Broadview Energy are going to appeal has caused them sufficient concern not to wish to proceed.

I spoke to Jeff Corrigan at Broadview Energy who confirmed that they are submitting the appeal for a test mast and continue to investigate the site with a view to submitting a full application. Broadview Energy were not sympathetic to the loss of your sale and would not consider any element of financial support for houses affected by the proposal.

It is clear from the attitude of your prospective purchasers that the possibility of a wind farm at close proximity to properties is affecting their marketability and value.


Knight Frank LLP

Are wind farms a health risk? US scientist identifies 'wind turbine syndrome'

Noise and vibration coming from large turbines are behind an increase in heart disease, migraine, panic attacks and other health problems, according to research by an American doctor.

Until now, the Government and the wind companies have denied any health risks associated with the powerful noises and vibrations emitted by wind turbines. Living too close to wind turbines can cause heart disease, tinnitus, vertigo, panic attacks, migraines and sleep deprivation, according to groundbreaking research to be published later this year by an American doctor.


Dr Nina Pierpont, a leading New York paediatrician, has been studying the symptoms displayed by people living near wind turbines in the US, the UK, Italy, Ireland and Canada for more than five years. Her findings have led her to confirm what she has identified as a new health risk, wind turbine syndrome (WTS). This is the disruption or abnormal stimulation of the inner ear's vestibular system by turbine infrasound and low-frequency noise, the most distinctive feature of which is a group of symptoms which she calls visceral vibratory vestibular disturbance, or VVVD. They cause problems ranging from internal pulsation, quivering, nervousness, fear, a compulsion to flee, chest tightness and tachycardia – increased heart rate. Turbine noise can also trigger nightmares and other disorders in children as well as harm cognitive development in the young, she claims. However, Dr Pierpont also makes it clear that not all people living close to turbines are susceptible.

Full Story from The Independent