Building permit for Neuchâtel wind farm must be reviewed
Published: Monday, Jun 24th 2024, 10:40
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The Neuchâtel cantonal court has annulled the building permits for the Montagne de Buttes wind farm. According to the association Les Travers du Vent, which had lodged an appeal, the project has been slowed down but not stopped.
The complainants had argued that the building permits could not be granted as the type of wind turbine had not been specified. In their view, the choice of model must be made at the time of the building permit. "This argument is well-founded", the court found in its ruling on June 18.
The building permits issued by the municipalities of Les Verrières, Val-de-Travers and La Côte-aux-Féees have thus been declared null and void, as detailed in a statement issued by the complainants on Monday. The dossier will now be returned to the municipalities.
The project on the Montagne de Buttes plateau is supported by the operating company Verrivent, which is owned in equal parts by Groupe E Greenwatt and Services industriels de Genève (SIG). The Federal Supreme Court declared the utilization plan valid last year as part of a different procedure.
There are plans for 19 wind turbines with an expected total annual output of 95 gigawatt hours. This will supply around 28,000 households with renewable energy.
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