Wind Energy planning in England, Wales and Denmark: Factors influencing Project Success (McLaren 2007)

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  • Paper investigates the role of public participation in the planning process of onshore wind farms in Europe.
  • Paper concludes that projects with high levels of participatory planning are more likely to be publicly accepted and successful.  

Factors that weighted into the study included:

  • The voice (or say) of the public in project planning (i.e. voting rights)
  • Local community having a financial ownership in project
  • Continued community involvement in project.