Anti-wind farm group warned over house price claim

Jessica Shankleman
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ASA bans adverts claiming wind farms will depress house prices, as Scottish Renewables says proposed planning guidelines could halt £2bn of investment

Campaigners in Wiltshire have today become the latest anti-wind farm group to fall foul of the advertising watchdog, after a leaflet stating that a planned 5.4MW wind farm would depress house prices was...

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