Windfarm off Norfolk coast gets second green light after court battle
by Jillian Ambrose from on (#5W1ZW)
Government reapproves project, which could power 4m homes, after it was stalled by local concerns
A vast windfarm off the Norfolk coast has been approved by ministers for a second time after a local man convinced a high court judge to overturn the first decision a year ago.
The high court verdict last February forced the government to reconsider the plans by the Swedish renewables firm Vattenfall to build two offshore windfarms capable of generating enough green electricity to power the equivalent of 4m UK homes.
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