But to the aesthetic purist, has the approach to Alnwick from the south not already been "uglified" beyond belief by the commercial trading estates previously approved and being extended further still?

Might it not be more pragmatic to argue that the installation of such generating capacity ought to be condition of the existence of all such commercial enterprises?

All trading estates require power, most have within their boundaries a substation which would facilitate linkage to the national grid.

Placing a number of wind generators, commensurate to their size and demand, within each development could reduce their overall demand on the central generating system, save money and reduce the so-called carbon footprint.

Such a policy might even take pressure off the increasing demand for the erection of 300+ft monsters on hillsides and in areas of outstanding natural beauty, which often by their very remoteness require costly infrastructure to be installed in order for the power they produce to be transmitted to the distribution system.

Sadly, I suspect there is more profit to be made out of constructing remote giants than local dwarfs.
DN Makepeace,
Park Road,
Swarland