One of the most senior clerics in the Church of England is facing a row over plans to build wind turbines on historic church land, a decision opponents claim puts profit before parishioners.
The Rt Rev Paul Butler, the next Bishop of Durham, has overseen plans to install the controversial structures on fields held by the church for centuries in his current diocese, of Southwell and Nottingham.
Under Bishop Butler’s leadership, private contractors have surveyed 4,000 acres of “glebe” land – historic tracts of pasture traditionally used to support livings for the clergy – for power generation.
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