Russell v Surf Coast SC

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

31/07/2008

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Mitigation

SUBJECT MATTER

Wind farm

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

This matter concerned complaints against approval given to the building of wind turbines at Mount Pollock. The Tribunal found that environmental benefits in pursuance of state planning policy to promote renewable energy outweighed the alleged adverse impacts on the landscape and noise, and upheld the approval. However, they did include various modifications to the original permit.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Russell v Surf Coast SC [2009] VCAT 1324