Is there evidence to suggest that wind farms adversely affect house prices?
npower renewables is aware of two surveys independently conducted by Knight Frank on behalf of the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) and Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), into the effect of wind farms on house prices. Both surveys summarise that their results are inconclusive, however, those respondents that did report a negative impact to the RICS noted that it was predominantly during the planning stage of a wind farm development and probably a result of uncertainty about the proposal. The results also imply that any impact reduces over time once a wind farm has been constructed.
