Mike Grabham, a tenantfarmer and chairman of Donyatt Parish Council, said he was supportive of moves towards "greener" electricity but wary of whether the village itself would benefit directly from having a turbine.
"There is the ability for the tenants to object to the planning permission on the grounds that it would have a massive affect on that tenant's ability to make a living from the holding, " said George Dunn, chief executive of the Tenant Farmer's Association.