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RICHARD EDEN: 'Hypocrisy' of Willam's old pal stirs up an ill wind

Local residents oppose plans for 20 turbines on the Milbank estate, citing landscape and conservation concerns.
Natalie Hicks-Lobbecke previously objected to a single turbine, calling its impact 'heartbreaking' and 'unfathomable'.
Support for the project is described as financially motivated by the Milbanks, with Fred Olsen paying landowners for the privilege.
The article labels the turbine proposal as an ‘alien and intrusive form of development’ by locals.
The plan involves turbines over 650 feet tall, spanning the Barningham Estate borderlands.
Local objections reference village conservation areas and the potential loss of historic views.
Natalie Hicks-Lobbecke is identified as the wife of a baronet, linking the dispute to titled landowners.
A Norwegian company, Fred Olsen, plans to install the turbines and would pay landowners.
The piece frames the dispute within a broader context of renewable energy debate in rural England.
The article consolidates other Daily Mail coverage on culture and politics alongside the wind turbine story.

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