GEOFFREY OSBORN, of Blackawton, writes:

In response to Steve Peacock's excellent article in the paper recently I should like to add my views to the discussion.

1. I am not against wind turbines as such, but I feel very strongly that they must be in keeping with their surroundings in terms of scale and landscape.

In and within sight of our unique South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and Dartmoor National Park, only domestic scale turbines should be allowed, that is turbines no taller than the residential properties they serve.

2 This AONB, most of which is dramatically shown in the aerial map last week, is not a place to site industrial scale turbines, some of which, are up to 330 feet in height, for example the one suggested near Hemborough Post!

Can you imagine that? I certainly find it difficult to guess what that would look like. I tried comparing it with the height of other well-known structures in the area.

3. Are the residents of Dartmouth, Dittisham, and Capton, and all the thousands of visitors to these places, aware that the whole ridge of high ground from Hemborough Post eastwards towards Dittisham could be spiked with at least four great turbines, so that every time on drives into or out of these places, one will be struck by how these horrendous urban-type structures can spoil a beautiful view. Will these visitors come back a second time, I wonder?

4 The visual impact of these huge structures over a vast area will be disastrous for residents and visitors alike and the small financial gain for a few landowners will be far outweighed by the long-term damage to the local economy.

Finally, the paper and its sister editions does a splendid job each week by publishing readers' pictures under the heading 'the beauty of the South Hams'.

Let us all try to keep it that way.